百足之蟲死而不僵

bai3 zu2 zhi1 chong2 si3 er2 bu4 jiang1

a centipede dies but never falls down, old institutions die hard

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百足之蟲死而不僵|百足之虫死而不僵 [bǎi zú zhī chóng sǐ ér bù jiāng] ► a centipede dies but never falls down ► old institutions die hard