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積重難返

简积重难返 · 繁積重難返

Mandarin · pinyin jī zhòng nán fǎn

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1–4–2–3 · ji1 zhong4 nan2 fan3

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zik1 cung5 naan4 faan2

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) established bad habits or practices are difficult to change or get rid of