僵持不下

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Chinese

to refuse to budge; to be locked in a stalemate; to be in a standoff
to refuse to budge; to be locked in a stalemate; to be in a standoff; to be deadlocked
 
to be not less than; to not be inferior to
trad. (僵持不下) 僵持 不下
simp. #(僵持不下) 僵持 不下

Pronunciation


Idiom

僵持不下

  1. to be in a deadlock with both sides unyielding
    雙方各持己見僵持不下 [MSC, trad.]
    双方各持己见僵持不下 [MSC, simp.]
    Shuāngfāng gèchíjǐjiàn, jiāngchíbùxià.
    Both sides stuck to their opinion and remained deadlocked.