一根老牛筋,蒸不熟煮不烂一根老牛筋,蒸不熟煮不爛一根老牛筋,蒸不熟煮不爛

a piece of old ox tendon: steaming won't cook it, boiling won't soften it

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes a stubborn person whose mind can't be changed. Critical or exasperated. Close to 'stubborn as a mule'.

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Simplified: 一根老牛筋,蒸不熟煮不烂
Traditional (Taiwan): 一根老牛筋,蒸不熟煮不爛
Pinyin: yìgēn lǎo niújīn,zhēng bù shú zhǔ bú làn
Bopomofo: ㄧˋ ㄍㄣㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄣ,ㄓㄥㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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