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頑固

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Mandarin · pinyin wán gù

stubborn; obstinate

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固: gù · to become solid, solidify; strength
顽: wán · obstinate, stubborn; recalcitrant

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2–4 · wan2 gu4

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waan4 gu3

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adj

stubborn; obstinate
conservative; traditionalist; diehard
(medicine, of illness) persistent; chronic; hard to treat

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