拘泥

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Chinese

adhere; capture; restrain
 
restrained; mud; paste
restrained; mud; paste; pulp
trad. (拘泥)
simp. #(拘泥)

Pronunciation


Verb

拘泥

  1. to rigidly adhere to; to rely solely on; to cling to

Adjective

拘泥

  1. stubborn; inflexible; particular
  2. reserved; unnatural; constrained

Synonyms

  • (stubborn):

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (拘泥):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: S
でい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

(こう)(でい) (kōdei

  1. being particular, being a stickler for details

Verb

(こう)(でい)する (kōdei surusuru (stem (こう)(でい) (kōdei shi), past (こう)(でい)した (kōdei shita))

  1. to be particular

Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

拘泥 (guni) (hangeul 구니)

  1. Hanja form? of 구니 (obsession).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

拘泥

  1. chữ Hán form of câu nệ (fussy; finicky; inflexible).