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桀驁不順

简桀骜不顺 · 繁桀驁不順

Mandarin · pinyin jié ào bù shùn

see 桀驁不馴 jié ào bù xùn

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桀: jié · chicken roost; ancient emperor
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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
順: Look up this written character
骜: ào · wild horse, mustang; wild
顺: shùn · obey, submit to, go along with

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2–4–4–4 · jie2 ao4 bu4 shun4

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