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Chinese idioms like 「積重不返」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「積重不返」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

Thought styles or habits formed over a long period of time are difficult to change. Same as “difficult to reverse”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jī zhòng bù fǎn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jik1 jung6/chung5/chung4 bat1 faan1

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