a difficult, troublesome person
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
a troublesome person; a difficult person
dialectColloquial term originating from northern dialects (especially Beijing dialect). Describes someone who is deliberately obstructive, picky, or hard to please.
Tā他
shì是
wǒ我
men们
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
lǐ里
chū出
le了
míng名
de的
cì刺
r儿
tóu头
。
He's notoriously difficult in our office.
Bié别
gēn跟
nà那
ge个
cì刺
r儿
tóu头
lǐ理
lùn论
，
tā他
shén什
me么
dōu都
yào要
tiāo挑
máo毛
bìng病
。
Don't argue with that troublemaker; he finds fault with everything.
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Zhè这
cì次
xiàng项
mù目
yù遇
dào到
ge个
cì刺
r儿
tóu头
，
gōng工
zuò作
hěn很
nán难
tuī推
jìn进
。
We've encountered a difficult person on this project, so the work is hard to advance.
Lǎo老
shī师
jué觉
de得
bān班
shàng上
nà那
ge个
xué学
shēng生
shì是
ge个
cì刺
r儿
tóu头
。
The teacher thinks that student in the class is a handful.
Gēn跟
cì刺
r儿
tóu头
dǎ打
jiāo交
dao道
yào要
gé格
wài外
xiǎo小
xīn心
。
You have to be extra careful when dealing with a difficult person.