水泼不进，针插不进水潑不進，針插不進水潑不進，針插不進

water can't be splashed in, a needle can't be pushed in

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Meaning: Completely impenetrable, whether a tightly guarded place or a closed-minded group. The book refers to the reversed form 针插不进，水泼不进.

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Simplified: 水泼不进，针插不进
Traditional (Taiwan): 水潑不進，針插不進
Pinyin: shuǐpōbújìn, zhēnchābújìn
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄛㄅㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ，ㄓㄣㄔㄚㄅㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

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水(shuǐ)泼(pō)不(bú)进(jìn)

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