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榆木脑壳 — “Elm wood head”

榆木脑壳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a person who is stubbornly rigid in their thinking, resistant to new ideas, and often slow to understand; a blockhead or a thick-headed person”. Literally, “elm wood head”.

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榆木脑壳 Pronunciation and Pinyin

榆木脑壳 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
榆
yú13elm tree
木
mù4tree, wood, wooden, dull, numb
脑
nǎo10brain
壳
ké8hard outer covering or shell

Example Sentence with 榆木脑壳

他真是个榆木脑壳,怎么也听不进去别人的意见,完全不懂得变通。
He's such an elm wood head; he just won't listen to anyone else's advice and is completely inflexible.

Idioms Related to 榆木脑壳

Synonyms of 榆木脑壳

  • yú榆mù木gē疙da瘩stubborn blockhead
  • yú榆mù木nǎo脑dai袋an obstinate blockhead

More idioms starting with 榆

  • yú榆mù木gē圪da垯stubborn and inflexible in thought
  • yú榆fāng枋zhī之jiàn见shallow or limited views
  • yú榆cì次zhī之rǔ辱undeserved severe humiliation
  • yú榆míng瞑dòu豆zhòng重sluggish and drowsy

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Questions about 榆木脑壳

What does 榆木脑壳 mean?

榆木脑壳 (yú mù nǎo ké) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a person who is stubbornly rigid in their thinking, resistant to new ideas, and often slow to understand; a blockhead or a thick-headed person”.

How do you pronounce 榆木脑壳?

榆木脑壳 is pronounced yú mù nǎo ké in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 榆木脑壳 literally mean?

Literally, 榆木脑壳 means “elm wood head”. It is used to mean “describes a person who is stubbornly rigid in their thinking, resistant to new ideas, and often slow to understand; a blockhead or a thick-headed person”.

What is the Chinese definition of 榆木脑壳?

比喻思想顽固。同“榆木脑袋”。

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