碌碡砸在碾盘上，硬碰硬碌碡砸在碾盤上，硬碰硬碌碡砸在碾盤上，硬碰硬

a stone roller smashes onto the millstone base: hard meets hard

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: To meet a tough stance with an equally tough one. Compare "fight fire with fire".
Wordplay: 硬 yìng means physically hard and also firm or tough in attitude.

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Simplified: 碌碡砸在碾盘上，硬碰硬
Traditional (Taiwan): 碌碡砸在碾盤上，硬碰硬
Pinyin: liùzhou zá zài niǎnpán shang, yìngpèngyìng
Pinyin (Taiwan): lùdú zá zài niǎnpán shàng, yìngpèngyìng
Bopomofo: ㄌㄨˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄗㄚˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄢˊ ㄕㄤˋ，ㄧㄥˋ ㄆㄥˋ ㄧㄥˋ

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

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