百折不撓

See also: 百折不挠

Chinese

		hundred	tenth (in price); to break; to fold tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)	not; no	to scratch
trad. (百折不撓)		百	折	不	撓
simp. (百折不挠)		百	折	不	挠
Literally: “not thwarted by a hundred frustrations”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎizhébùnáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak³ zit³ bat¹ naau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎizhébùnáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎijhébùnáo
    • Wade–Giles: pai³-chê²-pu⁴-nao²
    • Yale: bǎi-jé-bù-náu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baejerbunau
    • Palladius: байчжэбунао (bajčžɛbunao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ pu⁵¹ nɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak³ zit³ bat¹ naau⁴
    • Yale: baak jit bāt nàauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁸ dzit⁸ bat⁷ naau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag³ jid³ bed¹ nao⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚³ t͡siːt̚³ pɐt̚⁵ naːu̯²¹/

Idiom

百折不撓

1. indomitable; unfazed by difficulties or challenges; (slightly derogatory) stubborn; persistent

Synonyms

• 百折不回 (bǎizhébùhuí)