石点头
Traditional (Taiwan):
石點頭
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to accept an argument reluctantly
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Saying俗语俗語
Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now
- Literally
- stones nod
- Meaning
- Said of something so persuasive that even stones nod; also of reluctantly accepting a convincing argument. Comes from a Buddhist legend.
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