Definition
固若金汤 is a four-character idiom (chengyu) that literally means 'as solid as metal walls and a boiling moat'. It describes defenses, positions, or arguments that are extremely strong and cannot be broken through. You use it to praise the strength of a fortification, a team's defense, or an argument.
f.e.
strongly fortifiedimpregnable
Examples
- 固若金汤，。Zhège chéngshì de fángshǒu gù rě, dírén hěn nán gōngpò.This city's defenses are as solid as metal and boiling moat — the enemy can hardly break through.
- ，固若金汤。Jīngguò duō cì jiāgù, tāmen de zhèndì gù rě.After multiple reinforcements, their position became impregnable.
- 固若金汤，。Tā zài biànlùn zhōng de lùnjù gù rě, wúrén néng fǎnbó.His arguments in the debate were as solid as iron — nobody could refute them.
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