Accumulation is gathering one grain of rice at a time until the granary is full.
积重难返
ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard
- 。
These problems have accumulated over time and are difficult to reverse.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 里(village; mile)RADICAL
- 千(thousand; many)ASSOCIATIVE
Heavy as carrying a thousand miles of road on your shoulders.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
- 隹(short-tailed bird)RADICAL
Catching a short-tailed bird in flight with bare hands is as difficult as the challenge this character represents.
ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard
- 。
These problems have accumulated over time and are difficult to reverse.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 里(village; mile)RADICAL
- 千(thousand; many)ASSOCIATIVE
Heavy as carrying a thousand miles of road on your shoulders.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
- 隹(short-tailed bird)RADICAL
Catching a short-tailed bird in flight with bare hands is as difficult as the challenge this character represents.
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