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Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「深溝固壘」 and its explanation.

The Chinese idiom 「深溝固壘」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.

Like deep trenches and high ramparts. Deep trenches and high fortifications. Refers to strong fortifications.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shēn gōu gù lěi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sam1 kau1 gu3 leui5

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