利刀劈不断水利刀劈不斷水利刀劈不斷水

a sharp knife can't cut water in two

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Used of feelings that are hard to sever, or of a wrong method that cannot get the job done.

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Simplified: 利刀劈不断水
Traditional (Taiwan): 利刀劈不斷水
Pinyin: lìdāo pī búduàn shuǐ
Bopomofo: ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄠㄆㄧㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

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

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