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百足之蟲死而不僵 (baak3 zuk1 zi1 cung4 sei2 ji4 bat1 goeng1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

百足之蟲死而不僵 (baak3 zuk1 zi1 cung4 sei2 ji4 bat1 goeng1, bǎi zú zhī chóng sǐ ér bù jiāng) — a centipede dies but never falls down; old institutions die hard

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 百上加斤 (baak3 soeng6 gaa1 gan1) — add fuel to the fire; to worsen a situation
• 百事 (baak3 si6) — Pepsi
• 百佳 (baak3 gaai1) — PARKnSHOP, a supermarket chains in Hong Kong
• 百億 (baak3 jik1) — Ten billion
• 百力滋 (baak3 lik6 zi1) — Pretz; Pocky (a snack)
• 百厭仔 (baak3 jim3 zai2) — Naughty kid

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