不撞南牆不回頭

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Chinese

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not; no
to hit; to strike; to meet by accident
to hit; to strike; to meet by accident; to run into; to bump against; to bump into
 
south wall not; no to turn round; to turn one's head back; to repent
trad. (不撞南牆不回頭) 回頭
simp. (不撞南墙不回头) 回头
Literally: “to not turn one's head back until one hits the south wall”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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不撞南牆不回頭

  1. to be stubborn and refuse to give up or repent until one has experienced failure