乌龟撞石板，硬碰硬烏龜撞石板，硬碰硬烏龜撞石板，硬碰硬

a tortoise bumps into a stone slab: hard against hard

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Confronting an opponent head-on with equal toughness.
Wordplay: 硬 yìng means physically hard (shell, stone) and also tough or unyielding in attitude.

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Simplified: 乌龟撞石板，硬碰硬
Traditional (Taiwan): 烏龜撞石板，硬碰硬
Pinyin: wūguī zhuàng shíbǎn, yìngpèngyìng
Bopomofo: ㄨㄍㄨㄟㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄕˊ ㄅㄢˇ，ㄧㄥˋ ㄆㄥˋ ㄧㄥˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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