百足之蟲，至斷不蹶

Chinese

		millipede; the rich and powerful		arrive; most; to arrive; most; to; until	to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly	not; no	stumble; trample; to kick (as a horse)
trad. (百足之蟲，至斷不蹶)		百足之蟲	，	至	斷	不	蹶
simp. (百足之虫，至断不蹶)		百足之虫	，	至	断	不	蹶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎizúzhīchóng, zhìduànbùjué

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓ ㄔㄨㄥˊ , ㄓˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎizúzhīchóng, zhìduànbùjué
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓ ㄔㄨㄥˊ , ㄓˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎizújhihchóng, jhìhduànbùjyué
    • Wade–Giles: pai³-tsu²-chih¹-chʻung², chih⁴-tuan⁴-pu⁴-chüeh²
    • Yale: bǎi-dzú-jr̄-chúng-, jr̀-dwàn-bù-jywé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baetzwujychorng, jyhduannbujyue
    • Palladius: байцзучжичун, чжидуаньбуцзюэ (bajczučžičun, čžiduanʹbuczjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

Idiom

百足之蟲，至斷不蹶

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”)