百足之蟲,至斷不蹶

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Chinese

[edit]
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
simp. (百足之虫,至断不蹶) 百足之虫

Pronunciation

[edit]

Idiom

[edit]

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)