牢不可破

láobùkěpò
idiom #22,193

Meanings

  1. 1 unbreakable
  2. 2 rock-solid
  3. 3 indestructible

Examples

Tāmen zhī jiān de yǒuyì láobùkěpò.
The friendship between them is unbreakable.
Zhège liánméng de jīchǔ láobùkěpò.
The foundation of this alliance is rock-solid.
Tā duì xìnyǎng de zhízhe láobùkěpò.
Her commitment to her beliefs is unshakeable.

Tips

usage
牢不可破 typically describes abstract things — alliances, convictions, bonds, beliefs — rather than physical objects. For something physically indestructible, 坚不可摧 (jiān bù kě cuī) is more common.
memory
(firm/prison) + 不可 (cannot be broken) — imagine something so firm it is like a prison wall that cannot be broken through.

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