cunning and unreasonable; willful and unreasonable
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
cunningly unreasonable; willfully stubborn and overbearing
neutralOften used to describe a person's personality or attitude, especially that of a spoiled or difficult person. Can have a slightly old-fashioned or literary feel.
Zhè这
wèi位
dà大
xiǎo小
jiě姐
cóng从
xiǎo小
bèi被
guàn惯
huài坏
le了
，
xìng性
gé格
hěn很
shì是
diāo刁
mán蛮
。
This young lady was spoiled from childhood and has a very willful and unreasonable personality.
Bù不
yào要
duì对
tā他
nà那
me么
diāo刁
mán蛮
de的
tài态
dù度
tuǒ妥
xié协
。
Don't compromise with his overbearing and unreasonable attitude.
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Tā她
suī虽
rán然
yǒu有
xiē些
diāo刁
mán蛮
，
dàn但
běn本
xìng性
bù不
huài坏
。
Although she is a bit willful and unreasonable, she is not bad at heart.