粵

任jam6性sing3

jam6 sing3rèn xìng

English

  1. willful
  2. headstrong
  3. unruly
  4. wilful; wayward
  5. rebellious; nonsense

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 想做乜嘢就做乜嘢
  2. 野蠻,唔講道理

Examples

  • 有的时候,Dennis很任性。

    Dennis can be very wild sometimes.

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  • 你太任性喇,淨係諗自己鐘意做乜就做乜,有冇諗下後果架?

    Stop being wayward. You can't do whatever you want. Have you ever thought about the consequence? ----

  • 小姐唔好咁任性啦,佢地舖頭賣晒都無計,唔好再鬧佢地啦。

    Madam, please understand that their store has sold out and they cannot help you anymore. Please do not be unreasonable or rude to them.

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

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