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Chinese
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dark; deep
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mischievous; obstinate; to play mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; naughty |
not; no
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to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform |
| trad. (冥頑不化)
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冥
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頑
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不
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化
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| simp. (冥顽不化)
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冥
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顽
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不
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化
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Etymology
First attested in 1517, in Wang Yangming's 《告諭浰頭巢賊》
我每爲爾等思念及此，輒至於終夜不能安寢，亦無非欲爲爾等尋一生路。惟是爾等冥頑不化，然後不得已而興兵，此則“非我殺之，乃天殺之”也。
我每为尔等思念及此，辄至于终夜不能安寝，亦无非欲为尔等寻一生路。惟是尔等冥顽不化，然后不得已而兴兵，此则“非我杀之，乃天杀之”也。 - Wǒ měi wèi ěrděng sīniàn jí cǐ, zhé zhìyú zhōngyè bùnéng ānqǐn, yì wúfēi yù wèi ěrděng xún yī shēnglù. Wéi shì ěrděng míngwánbùhuà, ránhòu bùdéyǐ ér xìngbīng, cǐ zé “fēi wǒ shā zhī, nǎi tiān shā zhī” yě.
- Whenever I think of you all, I am often unable to sleep through the night, solely because I wish to save your lives. However, it is because you remain obstinate and unrepentant that I am compelled to raise arms. Thus, it can be said, 'It is not I who have caused your death, but Heaven.'
Pronunciation
Idiom
冥頑不化
- synonym of 冥頑不靈 / 冥顽不灵 (míngwánbùlíng)