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We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「石心木腸」, with its explanation below.

Discover the idiom 「石心木腸」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.

Stone and wood are both hard objects, and are used to describe someone who is steadfast and unwavering.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shí xīn mù cháng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sek6 sam1 muk6 cheung2

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