Tulee Posted March 25, 2013 at 05:45 PM Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 at 05:45 PM hi guys, I was just wondering if anyone could help me translate 倔脾气. Many thanks in advance! Edit:Thank you to Heifeng for pointing out error. Changed 掘脾气 to 倔脾气 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heifeng Posted March 25, 2013 at 10:24 PM Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 at 10:24 PM Depends on if you really want 掘脾气 or 倔脾气 Just want to double check.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heifeng Posted March 26, 2013 at 06:29 PM Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 at 06:29 PM So I am surprised no one has actually chimed in, but basically it means stubborn (refering to someones temper/temperment, ie 脾气). I would say the cannotation is about he same as stubborn too. It can be neutral to slightly negative, but I'll let others comment on that. (I always like to hear a native speaker's take on word cannotations) As a side note I see 倔alone has some alternate translations (surly, gruff, etc for jue4 & used in 倔强 when jue2) but when I see 倔脾气 I generall will think stubborn, rather than something stronger like obstinate, which I would use a different Chinese term. Hopefully this is for a quick translation, not a tattoo. Just checking again....you never know what surface the ink of these 'quick translations' end up on.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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