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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 恨鐵不成鋼 [ㄏㄣˋ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄤ; hen4 tie3 bu4 cheng2 gang1]
 lit. to hate iron for not becoming steel
 to feel resentful towards sb for failing to meet expectations and impatient to see improvement (idiom)
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