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顛撲不破

简颠扑不破 · 繁顛撲不破

Mandarin · pinyin diān pū bù pò

solid; unbreakable
(fig.) irrefutable; incontrovertible; indisputable

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
破: pò · break, ruin, destroy; rout
颠: diān · top, peak, summit; upset
扑: pū · pound, beat, strike; attack

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1–1–4–4 · dian1 pu1 bu4 po4

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