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打坐坡

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ zuò pō

(of a horse, dog etc) to sit back on one's haunches and refuse to be coaxed forward
(of a person) to brace oneself to resist being made to go forward; (fig.) to dig one's heels in

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
坐: zuò · sit; seat; ride, travel by
坡: pō · slope, bank, hillside

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3–4–1 · da3 zuo4 po1

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