錐 zhuī

gimlet, awl, drill, auger; bore

DEFINITIONS

  • gimlet, awl, drill, auger
  • bore
  • cone
  • awl
  • to bore

WORDS

錐蟲病 zhuī chóng bìng trypanosomiasis; trypanosomosis
錐面 zhuī miàn cone
錐齒輪 zhuī chǐ lún pinion gear
非洲錐蟲病 fēi zhōu zhuī chóng bìng sleeping sickness; African trypanosomiasis
頭懸梁，錐刺股 tóu xuán liáng ， zhuī cì gǔ lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom); fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly
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