







榆木脑袋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an obstinate person”. A blockhead; someone with an inflexible or stubborn mind. Literally, “elm wood head”.

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Open the tool →榆木脑袋 (yú mù nǎo dai) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an obstinate person”.
榆木脑袋 is pronounced yú mù nǎo dai in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 榆木脑袋 means “elm wood head”. It is used to mean “an obstinate person”.
比喻思想顽固。亦作“榆木脑壳”。