蛤蟆剥皮，心不死蛤蟆剝皮，心不死蛤蟆剝皮，心不死

a skinned toad: its heart doesn't die

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Someone or some force that still struggles on when nearly finished, refusing to give up. Usually critical.

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Simplified: 蛤蟆剥皮，心不死
Traditional (Taiwan): 蛤蟆剝皮，心不死
Pinyin: háma bāopí, xīn bù sǐ
Bopomofo: ㄏㄚˊ ˙ㄇㄚㄅㄠㄆㄧˊ，ㄒㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄙˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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