"Awl" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 锥子 | zhuī zi | awl / CL:把[ba3] |   |
| 锥 |  zhuī | cone / awl / to bore | |
| 鑯 | jiān | awl / sharp iron point | |
| 贫无立锥 | pín wú lì zhuī | not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom) / absolutely destitute | |
| 贫无立锥之地 | pín wú lì zhuī zhī dì | not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom) / absolutely destitute | |
| 锥尖 | zhuī jiān | point of an awl / sharp point | |
| 头悬梁，锥刺股 | tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ | lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom) / fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly | |
