粵

頑waan4固gu3

simp顽固
waan4 gu3wán gù

English

  1. stubborn; obstinate
  2. stubborn; unwilling to accept new ideas
  3. stubborn; difficult to move, remove, or cure

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔肯接受新事物或者其他人嘅意見;固執
  2. 難以清除或者解決

Examples

  • 清除頑固污漬

    to remove stubborn stains

  • 我爺爺好頑固,唔肯聽人講。

    My grandfather is stubborn and never listens to others. ----

  • 他年紀越大變得越頑固。

    He became more obstinate as he grew older.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 烤箱內如有液體灑出,應立即清理,以免留下頑固污漬。

    Clean up spills inside the oven as soon as they happen to avoid stubborn stains.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

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

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