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不撞南牆不回頭
简 不撞南墙不回头 · 繁 不撞南牆不回頭Mandarin · pinyin bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu
Meanings
- to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
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4–4–2–2–4–2–2 · bu4 zhuang4 nan2 qiang2 bu4 hui2 tou2
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bat1 zong6 naam4 coeng4 bat1 wui4 tau4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to be stubborn and refuse to give up or repent until one has experienced failure
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