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Chinese

堅定不移

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ i³⁵/
resolute; unswerving
  • 坚定不移
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Origin

The character 堅, meaning hard, consists of the semantic component 土 (earth; soil) and the phonetic component 臤 (firm and solid; rigid; stable). The character 定, meaning stable, steady, or fixed, is composed of the semantic component 宀 (a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall…) and the phonetic component 正 (straight; upright in proper position; middle). Within the character 正, the semantic component is 止 (foot) and the phonetic component is 丁 (the fourth of the ten heavenly stems).

The character 移, meaning to change place, to move, or to move about, uses the semantic component 禾 (grain; cereal) and the phonetic component 多 (many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-; poly-). The character 不 functions as a negation, meaning not, un-, in-, im-, or ir-.

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese堅 “hard”
    • soundChinese臤 “firm and solid; rigid; stable”
    • meaningChinese土 “earth; soil”
  • characterChinese定 “stable; steady; fixed”
    • meaningChinese宀 “a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms”
    • soundChinese正 “straight; upright in proper position; middle”
      • soundChinese丁 “the fourth of the ten heavenly stems”
      • meaningChinese止 “foot”
  • characterChinese不 “not; un-; in-; il-; im-; ir-”
  • characterChinese移 “to change place; to move; to move about”
    • meaningChinese禾 “grain; cereal”
    • soundChinese多 “many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-; poly-”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. resolute; unswerving

Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0