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堅貞不屈

简坚贞不屈 · 繁堅貞不屈

Mandarin · pinyin jiān zhēn bù qū

faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
屈: qū · bend, flex; bent, crooked; crouch
坚: jiān · hard, strong, firm; resolute
贞: zhēn · virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal

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1–1–4–1 · jian1 zhen1 bu4 qu1

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gin1 zing1 bat1 wat1

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(idiomatic) faithful and unyielding

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