粵

唔m4化faa3

m4 faa3n2 huà

English

  1. (adjective) stubborn; obstinate; clinging conservatively to outworn rules and ideas; to be fettered by old conventions
  2. old-fashion minded, not to manage to adjust oneself to changing situations, not to follow the trend
  3. to be very stubborn; not to listen to advice

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 思想保守、唔肯變通、抗拒變化、唔肯跟上潮流
  2. 表現執著、唔聽人意見

Examples

  • 依家咩年代呀?仲要求個老婆三步不出閨門?你都唔化嘅。

    Do you know which century is it now ? You still require your wife to stay home all day ? You are so old-fashion minded. ----

  • 呢件事明明佢自己有錯在先,道個歉就無事啦,係都要同人嘈,咁大個人都唔化嘅。

    Obviously he has fault in this issue, a simple apology can settle it, but he choose to argue, he is too stubborn as an adult.

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

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