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Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「方頭不劣」 for your learning.

Today’s idiom is 「方頭不劣」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

Fangtou: a common term for being out of touch with the times; not inferior: stubborn and unruly. Describes a person with a stubborn and obstinate character.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fāng tóu bù liè

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fong1 tau4 bat1 lyut3

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