百足之蟲死而不僵

baak3 zuk1 zi1 cung4 sei2 ji4 bat1 goeng1

a centipede dies but never falls down · old institutions die hard

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. a centipede dies but never falls down
  2. old institutions die hard

Written Forms

百足之蟲死而不僵Traditional · Main Form
百足之虫死而不僵Alternate Form

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