桀骜不驯

jié ào bù xùn

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1. arrogant and obstinate (idiom)
2. unyielding

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Child Words of 桀骜不驯

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 驯 驯 xùn: to attain gradually
• 桀 桀 jié: (emperor of Xia dynasty)
• 骜 骜 ào: a noble steed (literary)