中流砥柱
Traditional form:
中流砥柱
Pinyin (reading):
zhōngliúdǐzhù
Definitions:
- mainstay
- cornerstone
- tower of strength
Characters:
- 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
- 流 - to flow, to drift, to circulate; class
- 砥 - whetstone; to polish
- 柱 - to lean on; pillar, post, support
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