顽固不化 (wán gù bú) — incorrigibly obstinate; stubbornly refusing to change; (sometimes political) thoroughly reactionary; closed to new ideas
Definition
A four-character idiom meaning stubbornly stuck in one's ways, refusing all change. Far stronger than ordinary 顽固 — it implies no hope of reform. Often used politically.
verb
incorrigibly obstinatestubbornly refusing to change(sometimes political) thoroughly reactionaryclosed to new ideas
Examples
- 顽固不化，。Tā zhè ge rén wán gù bú, shuí de jiàn yì dōu tīng bú jìn qù.This person is incorrigibly stubborn and won't listen to anyone's advice.
- 顽固不化。Zhè zhǒng wán gù bú de sī xiǎng zǎo jiù guò shí le.This kind of obstinate thinking is long out of date.
- ，顽固不化，。Tā nián jì bú dà, dàn guān niàn wán gù bú, hěn nán jiē shòu xīn shì wù.Though he's not old, his views are stubbornly conservative — it's hard for him to accept new things.
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