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冥頑不靈 (ming4 waan4 bat1 ling4) — intrinsically stubborn and inactive in Cantonese

mingˎ₄冥waanˎ₄頑batˉ¹不lingˎ₄靈
简 冥顽不灵
Mandarin Pinyin: ming2 wan2 bu4 ling2

Meaning of 冥頑不靈

nounintrinsically stubborn and inactive
noundimwitted and obstinate; impenetrably thickheaded; obdurately inflexible; as stiff as a poker
noun固執如牛 | [antonym] 隨機應變

Characters in 冥頑不靈

冥ming4
dull; stupid; thickheaded
頑waan4
naughty; mischievous
不bat1
not; no; un-
靈ling4
bright; quick-witted; clever; sharp

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