百足之蟲，斷而不蹶

Chinese
millipede; the rich and powerful
 
to break; to judge; absolutely
to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly
 
and; as well as; but (not)
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)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎizúzhīchóng, duàn'érbùjué
      • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓ ㄔㄨㄥˊ , ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎizújhihchóng, duàn-érbùjyué
      • Wade–Giles: pai3-tsu2-chih1-chʻung2, tuan4-êrh2-pu4-chüeh2
      • Yale: bǎi-dzú-jr̄-chúng-, dwàn-ér-bù-jywé
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baetzwujychorng, duannerlbujyue
      • Palladius: байцзучжичун, дуаньэрбуцзюэ (bajczučžičun, duanʹerbuczjue)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ tu̯än⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

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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