倔 (gwat6) — stubborn; obstinate; unbending in Cantonese
gwatˍ₆倔Mandarin Pinyin: jue2
Meaning of 倔
nounstubborn; obstinate; unbending
Example Sentences with 倔
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好gwatˍ₆倔goengˎ₄強
He is very stubborn.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好gwat6,倔，mˎ₄唔tengˉ¹聽janˎ₄人gongˊ²講
He's stubborn and doesn't listen to people.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個janˎ₄人houˊ²好gwatˍ₆倔
He's a stubborn person.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁gwatˍ₆倔
Don't be so stubborn.
ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想gwatˍ₆倔
I don't want to be stubborn.
Words Containing 倔
倔頭gwat6 tau4
an impasse; a blind alley
眼倔倔ngaan5 gwat6 gwat6
to stare in a hostile manner; to glare
倔強gwat6 goeng6
stubborn; obstinate; wilful; unbending
倔擂槌gwat6 leoi4 ceoi4
stubborn; blunt; pig-headed
倔頭巷gwat6 tau4 hong6
no through road; deadend
倔頭路gwat6 tau4 lou6
dead end; cul-de-sac (Mandarin equivalent: 死路)
倔情gwat6 cing4
unreasonable, cold, indifferent
倔檑槌gwat6 leoi4 ceoi4
blunt; dull; not sharp (used for both objects like pencils or one's speech)
倔尾龍gwat6 mei5 lung4
one who loves to create trouble or hard to communicate with
倔篤gwat6 duk1
No way out (the idea is not going to work; there's no way out down this road)
倔雷槌gwat6 leoi4 ceoi4
blunt
硬倔倔ngaang6 gwat6 gwat6
(adjective) very hard
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