"堅過石堅" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /kiːn⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ sɛːk̚² kiːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kiːn⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ sɛːk̚² kiːn⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: gin¹ gwo³ sek⁶ gin¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], gīn gwo sehk gīn [Cantonese, Yale], gin¹ gwo³ sek⁹ gin¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], gin¹ guo³ ség⁶ gin¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: Reinterpretation of Hong Kong actor Shih Kien's name (literally "as hard as stone"). 堅/坚 (gin¹) can mean both “hard” and “true” in Cantonese. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 堅過石堅
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) definitely true Wikipedia link: Shih Kien Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, humorous, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-堅過石堅-zh-phrase-FZxx-zVR Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Hong Kong Cantonese

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