固若金汤

固若金湯
gùruò-jīntāng
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

HSK 7-9
Zhè zuò gǔbǎo de fángyù gōngshì gùruòjīntāng, lìjīng bǎinián réng yìlì bù dǎo.
The fortifications of this ancient castle were impregnable, standing firm for centuries.
HSK 7-9
Tāmen de shìchǎng dìwèi gùruòjīntāng, 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