petulant temper; sulky mood
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petulant temper; a tendency to get angry or sulky over trivial matters
dialectPrimarily used in northern Chinese dialects (Beijing, Northeastern, etc.). Commonly appears in the collocations 犯小性儿 (to have a fit of petulance) and 使小性儿 (to throw a tantrum).
Tā她
yòu又
fàn犯
xiǎo小
xìng性
r儿
le了
，
shuí谁
yě也
bù不
lǐ理
。
She's having another one of her sulky fits and won't talk to anyone.
Shǐ使
xiǎo小
xìng性
r儿
jiě解
jué决
bù不
liǎo了
wèn问
tí题
。
Throwing a tantrum won't solve the problem.
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Bié别
lǎo老
fàn犯
xiǎo小
xìng性
r儿
，
dà大
dù度
yī一
diǎn点
r儿
。
Stop being so petulant all the time; be more magnanimous.