Powered by CC-CEDICT
Trad. 孫堅
- Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms
Trad. 堅執
- to persist
- to continue upholding
- to persevere
- to stick to sth
- stubborn
Trad. 苻堅
- Fu Jian (338-385), emperor of Former Qin 前秦[Qian2 Qin2], reigning from 357-385
Trad. 攻堅
- to assault a fortified position
- (fig.) to concentrate one's efforts on a particularly difficult part of one's mission
Trad. 黃庭堅
- Huang Tingjian (1045–1105), Song poet and calligrapher
Trad. 乘堅策肥
- to live in luxury
- lit. to ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses
Trad. 無堅不摧
- no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle
- nothing one can't do
- to carry everything before one
Trad. 歷久彌堅
- to become more resolute with the passing of time (idiom)
Trad. 堅不可摧
- (idiom) invulnerable; indestructible; impregnable
Trad. 情比金堅
- love is more solid than gold (idiom)
Trad. 堅壁清野
- to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
- scorched earth policy
Trad. 堅如磐石
- solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure
- rock-firm and unyielding
Trad. 堅尼係數
- (HK) see 基尼係數|基尼系数[Ji1 ni2 xi4 shu4]
Trad. 堅強不屈
- staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
Trad. 堅持不懈
- (idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end
Trad. 堅持不渝
- to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere
Trad. 堅苦卓絕
- persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
Trad. 窮當益堅
- poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined
- the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back
Trad. 堅貞不屈
- faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast
Trad. 堅貞不渝
- unyielding integrity (idiom); unwavering
Trad. 堅韌不拔
- firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
Trad. 攻堅克難
- to tackle a thorny problem and overcome its challenges
Trad. 鑽堅仰高
- lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects)
- fig. to delve deeply into one's studies
- meticulous and diligent study
Trad. 美利堅合眾國
- United States of America