胡搅蛮缠 (hú jiǎo mán chán) — (idiom) to pester endlessly; to make unreasonable demands or cause trouble

Definition

Examples

• 明明是他的错，他却在这里跟我胡搅蛮缠。
  Míng míng shì tā de cuò, tā què zài zhè lǐ gēn wǒ hú jiǎo mán chán.
  It's clearly his fault, yet he's here pestering me endlessly.
• 孩子一直跟妈妈胡搅蛮缠，非要买那个玩具不可。
  Hái zi yì zhí gēn mā ma hú jiǎo mán chán, fēi yào mǎi nà ge wán jù bù kě.
  The child kept pestering his mother, insisting on buying that toy.
• 谈判时对方代表就一个小细节胡搅蛮缠，让会议无法继续。
  Tán pàn shí duì fāng dài biǎo jiù yí gè xiǎo xì jié hú jiǎo mán chán, ràng huì yì wú fǎ jì xù.
  During the negotiations, the other side's representative pestered endlessly over a tiny detail, making the meeting unable to continue.