胼手胝足 pián shǒu zhī zú

to work one's fingers to the bone

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to work one's fingers to the bone
  2. 2. with callouses on hands and feet (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
胼 pián
callous on hand or foot
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
胝 zhī
callous
足 zú HSK 2
to be sufficient; foot; ample