钢锤砸铁砧，硬碰硬鋼錘砸鐵砧，硬碰硬鋼錘砸鐵砧，硬碰硬

a steel hammer striking an anvil: hard against hard

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Both sides are tough and neither will give way; a head-on clash of equals.
Wordplay: 硬 (yìng) means physically hard and also firm or uncompromising in attitude.

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Simplified: 钢锤砸铁砧，硬碰硬
Traditional (Taiwan): 鋼錘砸鐵砧，硬碰硬
Pinyin: gāng chuí zá tiězhēn, yìngpèngyìng
Bopomofo: ㄍㄤㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄗㄚˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄓㄣ，ㄧㄥˋ ㄆㄥˋ ㄧㄥˋ

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

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