打鐵還需自身硬

Chinese
to forge; to perform the skills of a blacksmith
 
pay back; return; also
pay back; return; also; in addition; more; still; else; yet; (not) yet
 
to require; to need; to want
to require; to need; to want; necessity; need
 self; oneself; one's own
 
hard; stiff; strong
hard; stiff; strong; firm
trad. (打鐵還需自身硬) 打鐵 還 需 自身 硬
simp. (打铁还需自身硬) 打铁 还 需 自身 硬

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dǎtiě hái xū zìshēn yìng
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄞˊ ㄒㄩ ㄗˋ ㄕㄣ ㄧㄥˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: dǎtiě hái xū zìshēn yìng [Phonetic: dátiěháixūzìshēnyìng]
      • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄞˊ ㄒㄩ ㄗˋ ㄕㄣ ㄧㄥˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: dǎtiě hái syu zìhshen yìng
      • Wade–Giles: ta3-tʻieh3 hai2 hsü1 tzŭ4-shên1 ying4
      • Yale: dǎ-tyě hái syū dz̀-shēn yìng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daatiee hair shiu tzyhshen yinq
      • Palladius: дате хай сюй цзышэнь ин (date xaj sjuj czyšɛnʹ in)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xaɪ̯³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ iŋ⁵¹/

Idiom

打鐵還需自身硬

  1. it takes a good blacksmith to forge good tools; to do a job well, one must be highly competent

Synonyms
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