南山上的核桃，只能砸着吃南山上的核桃，只能砸著吃南山上的核桃，只能砸着吃

walnuts from South Mountain: can only be eaten by smashing them

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Only forceful measures will subdue a stubborn opponent. Used about people who won't yield to gentle means.

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Simplified: 南山上的核桃，只能砸着吃
Traditional (Taiwan): 南山上的核桃，只能砸著吃
Traditional (Hong Kong): 南山上的核桃，只能砸着吃
Pinyin: Nánshān shàng de hétao, zhǐnéng zázhe chī
Bopomofo: ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄢㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄊㄠ，ㄓˇ ㄋㄥˊ ㄗㄚˊ ˙ㄓㄜㄔ

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

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