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定海神针

dìng hǎi shén zhēndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
another name for 金箍棒[jīn gū bàng], the Monkey King's golden cudgel / (fig.) stabilizing force
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

定海神針 定海神针 [ding4 hai3 shen2 zhen1] /another name for 金箍棒[jin1 gu1 bang4], the Monkey King's golden cudgel/(fig.) stabilizing force/

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Other forms in these source records: 定海神針

  • 定
    dìng

    to fix / to set / to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to book (tickets etc) / to order (goods etc) / to congeal / to coagulate / (literary) definitely

  • 海
    hǎi

    ocean / sea / CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous

    Hǎi

    surname Hai

  • 神
    shén

    god / deity / supernatural / magical / mysterious / spirit / mind / energy / lively / expressive / look / expression / (coll.) awesome / amazing

  • 针
    zhēn

    needle / pin / injection / stitch / CL:根[gēn],支[zhī] / variant of 針|针[zhēn], needle

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.