牢 不 可 破

láo bù kě pòdictionary entry

(idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable / rock-solid

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Original source entry:

牢不可破 牢不可破 [lao2 bu4 ke3 po4] /(idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable; rock-solid/

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牢
láo
(literary) pen / fold (for livestock) / prison / jail / firm / secure / fast
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
可
kě
(prefix) can / may / able to / -able / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very / but / however
kè
used in 可汗[kè hán]
破
pò
broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of

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