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油鹽不進

简 油盐不进 · 繁 油鹽不進
Mandarin · pinyin yóu yán bù jìn

Meanings

  1. (idiom) impervious to persuasion; unreceptive; impossible to get through to
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Characters in this entry

油
yóu · oil, fat, grease, lard; paints
鹽
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
進
jìn · advance, make progress, enter
盐
yán · salt
进
jìn · advance, make progress, enter
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Mandarin tones

2–2–4–4 · you2 yan2 bu4 jin4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) stubborn

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油鹽不進 · you2 yan2 bu4 jin4
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Exact source record油鹽不進 油盐不进 [you2 yan2 bu4 jin4] /(idiom) impervious to persuasion; unreceptive; impossible to get through to/