a centipede does not topple over even dead, old institutions die hard
bǎi zú zhī chóng sǐ ér bù jiāng ㄅㄞˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄙˇ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄤ
百足之虫死而不僵