刚戾自用 — “To be obstinate and headstrong”
刚戾自用 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be obstinate and headstrong”. Insisting on one's own way and refusing to consider others' opinions. Literally, “Stubborn and self-opinionated”.
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刚戾自用 Pronunciation and Pinyin
刚戾自用 Character Breakdown
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他处理事情总是刚戾自用，从不采纳他人的合理建议，导致团队效率不高。
He always handles things in an obstinate and self-opinionated manner, never adopting reasonable suggestions from others, which leads to low team efficiency.
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Synonyms of 刚戾自用
More idioms starting with 刚
- gāng刚zhōng中róu柔wài外outwardly gentle but inwardly firm
- gāng刚kè克róu柔kè克adapt approach with firmness or gentleness
- gāng刚róu柔xiāng相jì济blend strength with gentleness
- gāng刚zhèng正bù不ē阿Upright, firm, and impartial
- gāng刚zhèng正wú无sī私upright and selfless
- gāng刚yì毅mù木nè讷firm, resolute, simple, and cautious in speech
- gāng刚zhí直bù不ē阿upright and unbending
- gāng刚cháng肠jí嫉è恶upright and detesting evil
- gāng刚biǎn褊zì自yòng用stubbornly self-willed and narrow-minded
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What does 刚戾自用 mean?
刚戾自用 (gāng lì zì yòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be obstinate and headstrong”.
How do you pronounce 刚戾自用?
刚戾自用 is pronounced gāng lì zì yòng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 刚戾自用 literally mean?
Literally, 刚戾自用 means “Stubborn and self-opinionated”. It is used to mean “to be obstinate and headstrong”.
What is the Chinese definition of 刚戾自用?
十分固执自信，不考虑别人的意见。同“刚愎自用”。