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力排眾議

简力排众议 · 繁力排眾議

Mandarin · pinyin lì pái zhòng yì

to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)

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力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
排: pái · row, rank, line
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众: zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public
议: yì · consult, talk over, discuss

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4–2–4–4 · li4 pai2 zhong4 yi4

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lik6 paai4 zung3 ji5

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(idiomatic) to try hard to refute and override all objections

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