粵

根gan1深sam1柢dai2固gu3

gan1 sam1 dai2 gu3gēn shēn dǐ gùinferred

English

  1. deep-rooted; ingrained

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指一啲好難去改變(因為已經有悠久歷史或者已經成為傳統)嘅思想。前者指「樹的根柢深長而堅固」;後者指「樹根深長,花蒂堅固」

Examples

  • 喺中國農村,重男輕女嘅思想仍然根深蒂固。

    In remote villages of China, patriarchy is still an ingrained tradition.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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