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固若金湯

简固若金汤 · 繁固若金湯

Mandarin · pinyin gù ruò jīn tāng

(lit.) secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
(fig.) well fortified; invulnerable to attack

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固: gù · to become solid, solidify; strength
若: ruò · if, supposing, assuming; similar
金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
湯: Look up this written character
汤: tāng · hot water; soup, gravy, broth

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4–4–1–1 · gu4 ruo4 jin1 tang1

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(simile) strongly fortified; impregnable

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