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確鑿不移

简确凿不移 · 繁確鑿不移

Mandarin · pinyin què záo bù yí

established and irrefutable (idiom)

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
移: yí · change place, shift; move about
确: què · sure, certain; real, true
凿: záo · chisel; bore, pierce

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4–2–4–2 · que4 zao2 bu4 yi2

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kok3 zok6 bat1 ji4

Cantonese word readings for 確鑿不移. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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