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無堅不摧

简无坚不摧 · 繁無堅不摧

Mandarin · pinyin wú jiān bù cuī

no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle
nothing one can't do
to carry everything before one

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
摧: cuī · destroy, break, injure
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
坚: jiān · hard, strong, firm; resolute

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2–1–4–1 · wu2 jian1 bu4 cui1

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mou4 gin1 bat1 ceoi1

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(idiomatic) to overrun all fortifications; to carry all before one; to be all-conquering

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