百足之蟲，至死不僵

百足之蟲，至死不僵

Chinese

		millipede; the rich and powerful		arrive; most; to arrive; most; to; until	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	not; no	rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse)
trad. (百足之蟲，至死不僵)		百足之蟲	，	至	死	不	僵
simp. (百足之虫，至死不僵)		百足之虫	，	至	死	不	僵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎizúzhīchóng, zhìsǐbùjiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓ ㄔㄨㄥˊ, ㄓˋ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bǎizúzhīchóng, zhìsǐbùjiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓ ㄔㄨㄥˊ, ㄓˋ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baetzwujychorng, jyhsyybujiang
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎizújhihchóng, jhìhsǐhbùjiang
    • IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕjɑŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

百足之蟲，至死不僵

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”).