積重難返

Chinese

		to amass; to accumulate; to store to amass; to accumulate; to store; old; long-standing	heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer	disaster; distress; to scold disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good	to return (to)
trad. (積重難返)		積	重	難	返
simp. (积重难返)		积	重	难	返

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīzhòngnánfǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīzhòngnánfǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jijhòngnánfǎn
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-chung⁴-nan²-fan³
    • Yale: jī-jùng-nán-fǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jijonqnanfaan
    • Palladius: цзичжуннаньфань (czičžunnanʹfanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ nän³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

積重難返

1. established bad habits or practices are difficult to change or get rid of