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横蛮无理 — “Truculent and unreasonable”

横蛮无理 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Truculent and unreasonable”. Behaving in a crude and irrational manner without regard for others' feelings or logic. Literally, “Crude and unreasonable”.

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横蛮无理 Pronunciation and Pinyin

横蛮无理 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
横
hèng15horizontal, sideways, across
蛮
mán12savage, fierce, unreasonable
无
wú4without, not having
理
lǐ11reason, manage, science

Example Sentence with 横蛮无理

那个顾客对服务员横蛮无理,引起了其他人的不满。
That customer was truculent and unreasonable towards the waiter, causing displeasure among other patrons.

Idioms Related to 横蛮无理

Synonyms of 横蛮无理

  • mán蛮bù不jiǎng讲lǐ理brutally unreasonable

Antonyms of 横蛮无理

  • bīn彬bīn彬yǒu有lǐ礼refined and very polite

More idioms starting with 横

  • héng横qī七shù竖bā八scattered in a disorderly fashion
  • héng横sān三shù竖sì四in a jumble
  • héng横sān三shùn顺sì四crisscross confusion
  • héng横cóng从chuān穿guàn贯achieve thorough and comprehensive understanding
  • héng横dǎo倒shù竖wò卧lie about in disorder
  • héng横sài僿bù不wén文crude, vulgar, and uncultured
  • héng横chōng冲zhí直zhuàng撞to rush around recklessly
  • héng横chōng冲zhí直chuǎng闯charge about recklessly
  • héng横dāo刀jiē揭fǔ斧wielding a knife and an axe
  • héng横dāo刀yuè跃mǎ马charge bravely into battle
  • héng横fā发nì逆qǐ起emerge unexpectedly and rapidly
  • héng横tóu头héng横nǎo脑rude, aggressive, and overbearing

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Questions about 横蛮无理

What does 横蛮无理 mean?

横蛮无理 (hèng mán wú lǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Truculent and unreasonable”.

How do you pronounce 横蛮无理?

横蛮无理 is pronounced hèng mán wú lǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 横蛮无理 literally mean?

Literally, 横蛮无理 means “Crude and unreasonable”. It is used to mean “Truculent and unreasonable”.

What is the Chinese definition of 横蛮无理?

态度粗暴,不讲道理。

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