压而不服 in English ya1 er2 bu4 fu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • coercion will never convince (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

压 而 不 服

Traditional Characters

壓 而 不 服

Pinyin

ya1 er2 bu4 fu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

压ya1to press 而er2and 不bu4(negative prefix) 服fu2clothes