油盐不进

Traditional: 油鹽不進

yóu yán bù jìn

Dictionary entry

(idiom) impervious to persuasion; unreceptive; impossible to get through to

What does 油盐不进 mean?

油盐不进 (yóu yán bù jìn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) impervious to persuasion; unreceptive; impossible to get through to

Character breakdown

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油yóuoil · fat 盐yánsalt · CL:粒[li4]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-进jìnto go forward · to advance

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油盐不进

yóu yán bù jìn

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