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Home / Idiom / 桀骜不驯

arrogant and obstinate (idiom) · unyielding

桀骜不驯
jié ào bù xùn
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to barge through, jostling and elbowing; to charge around; to rampage横冲直撞héng chōng zhí zhuàng(idiom) defiant of the law and lacking any sense of morality; lawless; out of control; unruly无法无天wú fǎ wú tiānpeculiar · eccentric乖僻guāi pì
Antonyms
to be content with one's lot (idiom) · to know one's place安分守己ān fèn shǒu jǐbowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient · at sb's beck and call俯首帖耳fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
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