桀骜不驯

Traditional: 桀驁不馴

jié ào bù xùn

Dictionary entry

arrogant and obstinate (idiom)

What does 桀骜不驯 mean?

桀骜不驯 (jié ào bù xùn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1arrogant and obstinate (idiom)

2unyielding

Character breakdown

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桀jié(emperor of Xia dynasty) · cruel 骜àoa noble steed (literary) · (of a horse) untamed 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-驯xùnto attain gradually · to tame

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桀骜不驯

jié ào bù xùn

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