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[[jiao4]] /(dialect) contracted form of 只要[zhi3yao4]/ 399 2
只要功夫深,鐵杵磨成針 只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针 [zhi3 yao4 gong1 fu5 shen1 , tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1] /If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle./cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task/to study diligently/ 6062 1
只要 只要 [[zhi3yao4]] /so long as; provided; if/ 607 2

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