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金汤

Word · NounTraditional金湯

impregnable defense; secure

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

impregnable defense; stronghold

literary

古典词语,现代多用于文学、历史、军事或正式描述,用以形容非常牢固,不可攻破。

Zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
bǎo堡
gù固
ruò若
jīn金
tāng汤
 ,
dí敌
rén人
wú无
fǎ法
gōng攻
pò破
 。

This castle is as secure as a metal wall and a boiling moat; the enemy cannot breach it.

Biān边
fáng防
bù部
duì队
dǎ打
zào造
le了
gù固
ruò若
jīn金
tāng汤
de的
fáng防
xiàn线
 。

The border defense troops built an impregnable defensive line.

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Zài在
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
 ,
Cháng长
ān安
chéng城
céng曾
shì是
gù固
ruò若
jīn金
tāng汤
de的
dū都
chéng城
 。

Historically, the city of Chang'an was once an impregnable capital.

Tā他
de的
lǐ理
lùn论
tǐ体
xì系
luó逻
jǐ辑
yán严
mì密
 ,
gù固
ruò若
jīn金
tāng汤
 。

His theoretical system is logically rigorous and as impregnable as a fortress.

Chéng成
yǔ语
 “
gù固
ruò若
jīn金
tāng汤
 ”
cháng常
yòng用
lái来
xíng形
róng容
fáng防
yù御
de的
jiān坚
gù固
 。

The idiom '固若金汤' is often used to describe the solidity of a defense.