刀枪不入 (dāo qiāng bú) — invulnerable to weapons (literal); thick-skinned, impervious to criticism (figurative)

Definition

Examples

• 小说里的主角练成了刀枪不入的功夫。
  Xiǎo shuō lǐ de zhǔ jué liàn chéng le dāo qiāng bú de gōng fu.
  The protagonist in the novel mastered the skill of being impervious to swords and spears.
• 他已经刀枪不入了，不管别人怎么说都不在乎。
  Tā yǐ jīng dāo qiāng bú le, bù guǎn bié rén zěn me shuō dōu bú zài hu.
  He has become thick-skinned; no matter what others say, he doesn't care.
• 面对那么多批评，他依然刀枪不入，继续坚持自己的做法。
  Miàn duì nà me duō pī píng, tā yī rán dāo qiāng bú, jì xù jiān chí zì jǐ de zuò fǎ.
  Faced with so much criticism, he remained impervious and continued to stick to his own approach.