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堅持不懈

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɻ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
to persevere; to keep going until the end
  • 坚持不懈
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The character 堅 (hard) contains the semantic component 土 (earth; soil) and the phonetic component 臤 (firm and solid; rigid; stable). The character 持 (to hold; to grasp) features the semantic component 手 (hand) and the phonetic component 寺 (government court; office before the Han dynasty). The component 寺 is formed with the semantic component 又 (again; once more) and the phonetic component 之 (to go).

The character 懈 (lazy; slack; idle) is formed with the semantic component 心 (heart) and the phonetic component 解 (to loosen; to unfasten; to untie). The component 解 consists of the components 角 (horn; antler), 刀 (knife; blade), and 牛 (bovine, e.g. cow, bull, ox, buffalo, bison, yak).

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

堅持不懈是一個表示「堅持到底」或「持續進行直到最後」的詞組。這個詞組由「堅」、「持」、「不」與「懈」四個漢字組成。

「堅」字包含語義成分「土」（土地、土壤）與音符「臤」（堅固、穩定、剛硬）。「持」字包含語義成分「手」（手）與音符「寺」（漢代以前的官署）。其中「寺」字包含語義成分「又」（再次）與音符「之」（去）。「不」字具有否定之意。

「懈」字包含語義成分「心」（心臟）與音符「解」（鬆開、解開、解綁）。「解」字由「角」（角、鹿角）、「刀」（刀、刀刃）與「牛」（牛、牛科動物）等成分組成。

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

Lineage

  • characterChinese堅 “hard”
    • soundChinese臤 “firm and solid; rigid; stable”
    • meaningChinese土 “earth; soil”
  • characterChinese持 “to hold; to grasp”
    • meaningChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 雙／双 m mn; 對／对 c)”
    • soundChinese寺 “government court; office (before the Han dynasty)”
      • soundChinese之 “to go”
        • ideaChinese止 “foot”
        • ideaChinese一 “one”
      • meaningChinese又 “again; once more”
  • characterChinese不 “not; un-; in-; il-; im-; ir-”
  • characterChinese懈 “lazy; slack; idle”
    • meaningChinese心 “heart (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c; 粒 mn)”
    • soundChinese解 “to loosen; to unfasten; to untie”
      • ideaChinese角 “horn; antler”
      • ideaChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”
      • ideaChinese牛 “bovine, e.g. cow, bull, ox, buffalo, bison, yak (Classifier: 頭／头 m c mb md; 條／条 m g h x; 隻／只 m c g …”
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Meanings

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  1. to persevere; to keep going until the end

Sources

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