刚愎自用 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• obstinate and self-opinionated

Character by character

• 刚gānghard, strong, tough; just, barely
• 愎bìstubborn, obstinate, headstrong
• 自zìself; private, personal; from
• 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use

Idioms sharing a character

• 以柔克刚 yǐ róu kè gāng
• 刚柔并济 gāng róu bìng jì
• 刚毅木讷 gāng yì mù nè
• 血气方刚 xuè qì fāng gāng
• 金刚怒目 jīn gāng nù mù
• 不敢自专 bù gǎn zì zhuān
• 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ
• 不自量力 bù zì liàng lì
• 不言自明 bù yán zì míng
• 任其自然 rèn qí zì rán

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