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堅苦卓絕

简 坚苦卓绝 · 繁 堅苦卓絕
Mandarin · pinyin jiān kǔ zhuó jué

Meanings

  1. persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
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堅
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苦
kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
卓
zhuó · profound, brilliant, lofty
絕
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坚
jiān · hard, strong, firm; resolute
绝
jué · to cut, sever, break off, terminate
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1–3–2–2 · jian1 ku3 zhuo2 jue2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gin1 fu2 coek3 zyut3

Cantonese word readings for 堅苦卓絕. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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堅苦卓絕 · jian1 ku3 zhuo2 jue2
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Exact source record堅苦卓絕 坚苦卓绝 [jian1 ku3 zhuo2 jue2] /persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination/