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

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• 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”)