刚愎自用 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

刚gāng愎bì自zì用yòng

obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
trad. 剛愎自用

Also written 剛愎自用【gāng bì zì yòng】

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刚

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(literary) hard; firm; strong, exactly; precisely, barely; only just, just; only a short while ago

Pinyin: gāng
Traditional: 剛

Strokes: 6
Frequency: 750 of 2500

Words starting with 刚 Words ending in 刚 Anywhere in a word

愎

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perverse, obstinate, willful

Pinyin: bì

Strokes: 12

Words starting with 愎 Words ending in 愎 Anywhere in a word

自

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(bound form) self; oneself, from; since, naturally; as a matter of course

Pinyin: zì

Strokes: 6
Frequency: 1586 of 2500

Words starting with 自 Words ending in 自 Anywhere in a word

用

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to use; to make use of; to employ, (coverb) with; using, to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions), usefulness; utility, (bound form) expense; outlay, (courteous) to eat; to drink, (literary) hence; therefore

Pinyin: yòng

Strokes: 5
Frequency: 135 of 2500

Words starting with 用 Words ending in 用 Anywhere in a word