固若金汤

固若金湯
gùruòjīntāng
idiom #29,116

Meanings

  1. 1 impregnable
  2. 2 strongly fortified
  3. 3 secure as a city with metal walls and a moat of boiling water

Examples

Zhè zuò gǔbǎo de fángyù gōngshì gùruò jīntāng, lìjīng bǎi nián réng yìlì bù dǎo.
The fortifications of this ancient castle were impregnable, standing firm for centuries.
Tāmen de shìchǎng dìwèi gùruò jīntāng, jìngzhēng duìshǒu nányǐ hàndòng.
Their market position is impregnable — competitors find it impossible to shake.

Tips

memory
(solid) + (like) + (metal/gold) + (boiling water): 'solid as metal walls over a moat of boiling water' — an ancient fortification image that means 'nothing can get through'.

Stroke Order

ruò
jīn
tāng