岿然不动

巋然不動
kuīránbùdòng
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 towering and unmoving
  2. 2 to stand firm and unshaken (like a mountain)

Examples

Miànduì yālì, tā kuīránbùdòng.
In the face of pressure, he stood firm and unshaken.
Shìchǎng dòngdàng zhī zhōng, zhè jiā gōngsī kuīránbùdòng.
Amid the market turmoil, this company remained rock-steady.
Wúlùn biérén zěnme shuō, tā de lìchǎng kuīránbùdòng.
No matter what others say, his position doesn't budge an inch.

Tips

history
From 《·》 (Han): '' — 'the Way is like a hill or mountain, towering and unmoving.' Later written 岿然不动 — the image of something mountain-steady is baked in.
mistakes
kuī, not guī. 岿 (towering) is a low-frequency character — easy to misread.

Stroke Order

岿 kuī
rán
dòng