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鑿死鉚子

简凿死铆子 · 繁鑿死鉚子

Mandarin · pinyin záo sǐ mǎo zi

(dialect) stubborn; obstinate; inflexible

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死: sǐ · die; dead; death
鉚: Look up this written character
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
凿: záo · chisel; bore, pierce
铆: mǎo · rivet

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2–3–3–5 · zao2 si3 mao3 zi5

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