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百折不撓
简 百折不挠 · 繁 百折不撓Mandarin · pinyin bǎi zhé bù náo
Meanings
- to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)
- to be undaunted by repeated setbacks
- to be indomitable
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3–2–4–2 · bai3 zhe2 bu4 nao2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
baak3 zit3 bat1 naau4
Cantonese word readings for 百折不撓. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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baak3 zit3 bat1 naau4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) indomitable; unfazed by difficulties or challenges; (slightly derogatory) stubborn; persistent
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