TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 詞
成功
ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ · chénggōng
verb/adjective — to succeed; successful
字源 FORM — what the parts do
成to complete; to achieve (成為的成)chéng戊(axe/weapon) + 丁(phonetic dīng→chéng) — a weapon driven home; the decisive finishing stroke
成功,成為的成,功夫的功。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
力氣(力→功中的力)加上工夫(工→功中的工),事情一刀撐過去(戊→成中的戊)——那叫成功。
Strength (力 in 功) applied to labor (工 in 功), the decisive stroke (戊 in 成) pushing it through — that is 成功.
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