百足之蟲，斷而不蹶

Chinese
millipede; the rich and powerful
 
to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly
 
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 not; no stumble; trample; to kick (as a horse)
trad. (百足之蟲，斷而不蹶) 百足之蟲 ， 斷 而 不 蹶
simp. (百足之虫，断而不蹶) 百足之虫 ， 断 而 不 蹶

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bǎizúzhīchóng, duàn'érbùjué
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓ ㄔㄨㄥˊ, ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: bǎizúzhīchóng, duàn'érbùjué
      • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓ ㄔㄨㄥˊ, ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baetzwujychorng, duannerlbujyue
      • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎizújhihchóng, duàn'érbùjyué
      • IPA (key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ twän⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕɥɛ³⁵/

Idiom

百足之蟲，斷而不蹶

  1. Synonym of 百足之蟲，死而不僵／百足之虫，死而不僵 (bǎizúzhīchóng, sǐ'érbùjiāng, “old institutions die hard”).
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