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冥頑不靈

简 冥顽不灵 · 繁 冥頑不靈
Mandarin · pinyin míng wán bù líng

Meanings

  1. (idiom) pigheaded
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Characters in this entry

冥
míng · dark, gloomy, night; deep
頑
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
靈
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顽
wán · obstinate, stubborn; recalcitrant
灵
líng · spirit, soul; spiritual world
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2–2–4–2 · ming2 wan2 bu4 ling2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ming5 waan4 bat1 ling4

Cantonese word readings for 冥頑不靈. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) obstinate and ignorant; stubborn and benighted

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