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Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「桀傲不馴」. Learn its usage below.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「桀傲不馴」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

Fierce and stubborn, arrogant and disobedient. Same as “unruly and unruly”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jié ào bù xùn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

git6 ngou6 bat1 seun4

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.