打 坐 坡

dǎ zuò pōdictionary entry

(of a horse, dog etc) to sit back on one's haunches and refuse to be coaxed forward / (of a person) to brace oneself to resist being made to go forward; (fig.) to dig one's heels in

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Original source entry:

打坐坡 打坐坡 [da3 zuo4 po1] /(of a horse, dog etc) to sit back on one's haunches and refuse to be coaxed forward/(of a person) to brace oneself to resist being made to go forward; (fig.) to dig one's heels in/

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打坐坡

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