撞南牆

Simplified: 撞南墙

zhuàngnánqiáng ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

    • to hit a brick wall through rigid stubbornness
    • to run into a serious obstacle

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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use

Literally
hit the south wall
Meaning
To run into a serious obstacle or refusal because of being rigid and stubborn, as in 不撞南墙不回头 ('won't turn back until hitting the wall'). Like 'hit a brick wall'.

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