積重難返

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Chinese

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to amass; to accumulate; to store
to amass; to accumulate; to store; old; long-standing
 
heavy; serious; to double
heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer
 
disaster; distress; to scold
disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
 
to return (to)
trad. (積重難返)
simp. (积重难返)

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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積重難返

  1. established bad habits or practices are difficult to change or get rid of