冥顽 (míng wán) — (pejorative, literary) stubbornly obtuse; thickheaded; unyielding
Definition
Literary, pejorative word meaning 'stubbornly dull or thickheaded' — stronger and more formal than everyday 固执, and used almost only in writing to condemn someone for being both stubborn and slow to understand.
verb
(pejorative, literary) stubbornly obtusethickheadedunyielding
Examples
- ，。Tā zhēn shì míng wán bù líng, zěn me shuō dōu bù tīng.He is truly stubborn and obtuse; no matter what you say, he won't listen.
- 冥顽。Zhè zhǒng míng wán de tài dù ràng lǎo shī hěn shī wàng.This kind of stubborn and obtuse attitude disappointed the teacher a lot.
- 冥顽。Tā réng rán míng wán dì jiān chí cuò wù guān diǎn.He still stubbornly clings to his wrong views.
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