| 硬骨头 |
yìng gǔ tou |
resolute individual / a hard nut to crack / tough mission / difficult task |
| 硬 |
yìng |
hard; stiff; solid / (fig.) strong; firm / resolutely; uncompromisingly / laboriously; with great difficulty / good (quality); able (person) / (of food) filling; substantial |
| 骨 |
gū |
used in 骨碌碌 / used in 骨碌 |
| 骨 |
gǔ |
bone |
| 骨头 |
gǔ tou |
bone / CL:根,块 / moral character / bitterness / Taiwan pr. [gu2 tou5] |
| 头 |
tóu |
head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:个 |
| 头 |
tou |
suffix for nouns |