出窑的砖,定了形的出窯的磚,定了形的出窯的磚,定了形的

bricks out of the kiln: their shape is set

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

Meaning: A matter has been settled and can't be changed.
Wordplay: 形 (xíng, shape) is written for 型 (xíng) in 定型, 'to be finalised': bricks have a fixed shape, and so does the matter.

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Simplified: 出窑的砖,定了形的
Traditional (Taiwan): 出窯的磚,定了形的
Pinyin: chū yáo de zhuān,dìngle xíng de
Bopomofo: ㄔㄨㄧㄠˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄓㄨㄢ,ㄉㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄒㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄉㄜ

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

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