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一意孤行

Mandarin · pinyin yī yì gū xíng

obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)
willful
one's own way
dogmatic

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
意: yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
孤: gū · orphan, fatherless; solitary
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144

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1–4–1–2 · yi1 yi4 gu1 xing2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 ji3 gu1 hang4

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(idiomatic) to insist on doing things one's own way; to cling obstinately to one's course; to persist in wilful and arbitrary actions

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