百足之蟲死而不僵

bǎizúzhīchóngsǐ'érbùjiāng ㄅㄞˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄙˇ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄤ

    • a centipede dies but never falls down
    • old institutions die hard

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