Jīngchéng suǒ zhì, jīnshí-wéikāi.*

精誠所至, 金石為開。

Lit Wherever [there is] sincerity, metal [and] stone [can] be parted.

Fig No difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere.

Note [Note jīnshí, (lit) “metal and stone” is used as a literary metaphor for hardness; jīnshí-wéikāi is a chengyu meaning “sincerity can make metal and stone crack”; see also zhìchéng suǒ zhì below.]

Topics chengyu DIFFICULTIES jīnshí jīnshí-wéikāi SINCERITY