粵

刁diu1蠻maan4

simp刁蛮
diu1 maan4diao1man2diāo mán

English

  1. crafty and unruly
  2. (adjective) Bossy and wilful
  3. (usually of girls) unruly; obstinate

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔講道理，通常形容女仔

Examples

  • 刁蠻任性

    unruly and arbitrary

  • 佢有陣時都幾刁蠻。

    She is quite obstinate at times.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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