好鋼用在刀刃上
See also: 好钢用在刀刃上
Chinese
good; well; be fond of steel to use (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doingedge of a knife; knife blade; crucial point; pivotal pointup; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go uptrad. (好鋼用在刀刃上) 好 鋼 用 在 刀刃 上 simp. (好钢用在刀刃上) 好 钢 用 在 刀刃 上 Literally: “To use the good steel on the knife's edge”.
Pronunciation
Idiom
好鋼用在刀刃上
- to use the best resources in the most important areas
- 災後重建必須好鋼用在刀刃上。 [MSC, trad.]
- Zāi hòu chóngjiàn bìxū hǎogāng yòngzài dāorènshàng. [Pinyin]
- When rebuilding after a disaster, one must use resources where they count.
灾后重建必须好钢用在刀刃上。 [MSC, simp.]