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百足之蟲死而不僵
简 百足之虫死而不僵 · 繁 百足之蟲死而不僵Mandarin · pinyin bǎi zú zhī chóng sǐ ér bù jiāng
Meanings
- a centipede dies but never falls down
- old institutions die hard
Characters in this entry
- 百
- bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
- 足
- zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
- 之
- zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
- 蟲
- chóng · worms; insects
- 死
- sǐ · die; dead; death
- 而
- ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 僵
- jiāng · stiff and motionless, stock still
- 虫
- chóng · insects, worms; Kangxi radical 142
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Mandarin tones
3–2–1–2–3–2–4–1 · bai3 zu2 zhi1 chong2 si3 er2 bu4 jiang1
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baak3 zuk1 zi1 cung4 sei2 ji4 bat1 goeng1
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