执迷不悟 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way

Character by character

• 执zhíto execute; to grasp, to hold; to keep; to sieze,
• 迷míto bewitch, to charm; a fan of; infatuated
• 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
• 悟wùto apprehend, to realize, to become aware

Idioms sharing a character

• 仗义执言 zhàng yì zhí yán
• 各执一词 gè zhí yī cí
• 各执己见 gè zhí jǐ jiàn
• 执法如山 zhí fǎ rú shān
• 择善固执 zé shàn gù zhí
• 目眩神迷 mù xuàn shén mí
• 目迷五色 mù mí wǔ sè
• 破除迷信 pò chú mí xìn
• 纸醉金迷 zhǐ zuì jīn mí
• 财迷心窍 cái mí xīn qiào

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