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桀驁不馴

简 桀骜不驯 · 繁 桀驁不馴
Mandarin · pinyin jié ào bù xùn

Meanings

  1. arrogant and obstinate (idiom)
  2. unyielding
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Characters in this entry

桀
jié · chicken roost; ancient emperor
驁
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
馴
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骜
ào · wild horse, mustang; wild
驯
xùn · tame, docile, obedient
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2–4–4–4 · jie2 ao4 bu4 xun4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) wild; intractable; stubborn; obstinate and unruly

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