相
持
不
下
x
i
ā
n
g
x
i
ā
n
g
c
h
í
c
h
í
b
ú
b
ù
x
i
à
x
i
à
Definitions
1. at a stalemate
2. deadlocked
3. in unrelenting mutual opposition
Components
相持
xiāng chí
–
locked in a stalemate
不下
bù xià
–
to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)