無堅不摧

简 无坚不摧 · 繁 無堅不摧
Mandarin · pinyin wú jiān bù cuī

Meanings

  1. no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle
  2. nothing one can't do
  3. to carry everything before one
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無
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堅
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
摧
cuī · destroy, break, injure
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
坚
jiān · hard, strong, firm; resolute
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2–1–4–1 · wu2 jian1 bu4 cui1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 gin1 bat1 ceoi1

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  1. (idiomatic) to overrun all fortifications; to carry all before one; to be all-conquering

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無堅不摧 · wu2 jian1 bu4 cui1
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Exact source record無堅不摧 无坚不摧 [wu2 jian1 bu4 cui1] /no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle/nothing one can't do/to carry everything before one/