"Entrenched" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 刻骨 | kè gǔ | ingrained / entrenched / deep-rooted |   |
| 据守 | jù shǒu | to guard / to hold a fortified position / entrenched | |
| 固守 | gù shǒu | to strongly defend one's position / to be entrenched / to cling to | |
| 沉痼 | chén gù | chronic illness / fig. deeply entrenched problem | |
| 难以撼动 | nán yǐ hàn dòng | unsusceptible to change / deeply entrenched | |
