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僵
持
不
下
[----]
Jyutping
goeng1 ci4 bat1 haa6
Pinyin
jiāng chí bù xià
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
to be in a deadlock with both sides unyielding
雙方各持己見,僵持不下。
双方各持己见,僵持不下。
shuāng fāng gè chí jǐ jiàn , jiāng chí bù xià .
Both sides stuck to their opinion and remained deadlocked.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
僵持不下
僵持不下
goeng1 ci4 bat1 haa6
to lock others in a stalemate
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
双方各持己见,僵持不下。
雙方各持己見,僵持不下。
shuāng fāng gè chí jǐ jiàn , jiāng chí bù xià .
Both sides stuck to their opinion and remained deadlocked.