桀骜不驯 — Chinese idiom
桀骜不驯
jié ào bù xùn
Traditional: 桀驁不馴
Meaning
- arrogant and obstinate
- unyielding
Character by character
- 桀jiéchicken roost; ancient emperor
- 骜àowild horse, mustang; wild, free
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 驯xùntame, obedient, docile
Idioms sharing a character
- 桀贪骜诈 jié tān ào zhà
- 一丁不识 yī dīng bù shí
- 一尘不染 yī chén bù rǎn
- 一字不差 yī zì bù chà
- 一字不提 yī zì bù tí
- 一成不变 yī chéng bù biàn
- 一文不值 yī wén bù zhí
- 一毛不拔 yī máo bù bá
- 一病不起 yī bìng bù qǐ
- 一窍不通 yī qiào bù tōng
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