unrepentant; persist in evil; refuse to repent
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to persist in doing evil and refuse to repent; incorrigible; unrepentant
literaryA formal, literary idiom describing someone who continues to commit wrongdoing without remorse or intention to reform. Often used in legal or moral contexts.
Tā他
shì是
yī一
gè个
hù怙
è恶
bù不
quān悛
de的
guàn惯
fàn犯
，
yǐ已
jīng经
bèi被
pàn判
le了
wú无
qī期
tú徒
xíng刑
。
He is an incorrigible habitual offender who has already been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Rú如
guǒ果
nǐ你
jì继
xù续
hù怙
è恶
bù不
quān悛
，
zhōng终
jiāng将
shòu受
dào到
fǎ法
lǜ律
de的
yán严
chéng惩
。
If you continue to persist in evil and refuse to repent, you will eventually face severe punishment by law.
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Miàn面
duì对
dà大
jiā家
de的
shàn善
yì意
quàn劝
gào告
，
tā他
yī依
rán然
hù怙
è恶
bù不
quān悛
。
Despite everyone's well-intentioned advice, he remained unrepentant and continued his wrongdoing.
Hù怙
è恶
bù不
quān悛
zhī之
tú徒
，
zhōng终
jiū究
nán难
táo逃
fǎ法
wǎng网
。
Those who persist in evil without repentance will ultimately find it difficult to escape the net of justice.