桀驁不馴

桀驁不馴

See also: 桀骜不驯

Chinese

		tyrannical and haughty	not; no	attain gradually; tame
trad. (桀驁不馴)		桀驁	不	馴
simp. (桀骜不驯)		桀骜	不	驯
variant forms		桀驁不遜／桀骜不逊 桀敖不馴／桀敖不驯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jié'àobùxùn, jié'àobùxún

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄣˋ, ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): git⁶ ngou⁴ bat¹ seon⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: jié'àobùxùn [Phonetic: jié'àobúxùn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄣˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyeawbushiunn
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕyn⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: jié'àobùxún
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyeawbushyun
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ɕyn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: git⁶ ngou⁴ bat¹ seon⁴
    • Yale: giht ngòuh bāt sèuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: git⁹ ngou⁴ bat⁷ soen⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gid⁶ ngou⁴ bed¹ sên⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /kiːt̚² ŋou̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sɵn²¹/

Idiom

桀驁不馴

1. wild; intractable; stubborn; obstinate and unruly