鸡烂嘴巴硬 — “To argue stubbornly despite knowing one is in the wrong”
鸡烂嘴巴硬 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to argue stubbornly despite knowing one is in the wrong”. To insist on being right when clearly at fault.
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鸡烂嘴巴硬 Pronunciation and Pinyin
鸡烂嘴巴硬 Character Breakdown
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他明明是自己错了，却还鸡烂嘴巴硬，不肯接受别人的建议。
He was clearly in the wrong, yet he still argued stubbornly, refusing to accept others' suggestions.
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Synonyms of 鸡烂嘴巴硬
More idioms starting with 鸡
- jī鸡bù不jí及fèng凤The son is inferior to the father
- jī鸡zhēng争é鹅dòu斗to bicker constantly
- jī鸡fú伏gǔ鹄luǎn卵assign a major task to a person of limited ability
- jī鸡kǒu口niú牛hòu后Better to be a small leader than a big follower
- jī鸡shēng声é鹅dòu斗noisy quarrels and arguments
- jī鸡tóu头yú鱼cì刺trivial annoyance or inconvenience
- jī鸡shī尸niú牛cóng从Better to be a small leader than a large follower
- jī鸡qī栖fèng凤cháo巢unworthy person in high position
- jī鸡máo毛suàn蒜pí皮trivial matters
- jī鸡quǎn犬bù不níng宁cause great disturbance and chaos
- jī鸡quǎn犬bù不ān安cause great disturbance and unrest
- jī鸡quǎn犬bù不jīng惊peaceful and undisturbed
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What does 鸡烂嘴巴硬 mean?
鸡烂嘴巴硬 (jī làn zuǐ ba yìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to argue stubbornly despite knowing one is in the wrong”.
How do you pronounce 鸡烂嘴巴硬?
鸡烂嘴巴硬 is pronounced jī làn zuǐ ba yìng in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 鸡烂嘴巴硬?
比喻自知理亏，还要强辩。