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蛮不讲理

Word · IdiomTraditional蠻不講理

unreasonable; perverse

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

perverse and unreasonable; acting with brute force without any regard for reason

derogatory

Used to describe a person who is stubbornly unreasonable or acts in a bullying manner, refusing to listen to reason.

Tā他
zài在
tán谈
pàn判
zhōng中
mán蛮
bù不
jiǎng讲
lǐ理
 ,
gēn根
běn本
wú无
fǎ法
gōu沟
tōng通
 。

He was utterly unreasonable during the negotiation, making communication impossible.

Bié别
gēn跟
zhè这
zhǒng种
mán蛮
bù不
jiǎng讲
lǐ理
de的
rén人
zhēng争
lùn论
 。

Don't argue with such an unreasonable person.

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Tā她
mán蛮
bù不
jiǎng讲
lǐ理
dì地
bǎ把
zé责
rèn任
dōu都
tuī推
gěi给
le了
bié别
rén人
 。

She unreasonably shifted all the blame onto others.