打铁还需自身硬

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 打铁还需自身硬 – see 打鐵還需自身硬 (“it takes a good blacksmith to forge good tools; to do a job well, one must be highly competent”). (This term, 打铁还需自身硬, is the simplified form of 打鐵還需自身硬.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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