雷打不動

See also: 雷打不动

Chinese

		thunder	beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen	not; no	to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act
trad. (雷打不動)		雷	打	不	動
simp. (雷打不动)		雷	打	不	动

Etymology

Literally: even if lightning were to strike it, it will not move

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): léi dǎ bù dòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: léi dǎ bù dòng [Phonetic: léi dǎ bú dòng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: léi dǎ bù dòng
    • Wade–Giles: lei² ta³ pu⁴ tung⁴
    • Yale: léi dǎ bù dùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lei daa bu donq
    • Palladius: лэй да бу дун (lɛj da bu dun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/

Idiom

雷打不動

1. one's mind is made up, and cannot be changed
2. to rigidly adhere to an established arrangement, without any changes