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mischievous / obstinate / to play / stupid / stubborn / naughty
頑 wán
1. 愚鈍。
[En.] Stupid and dull.
2. 不容易變化或動搖。
[En.] Not easily changeable or swayed.
3. 淘氣,胡鬧。
[En.] Mischievous, naughty.
4. 同「玩」。
[En.] Same as 'play'.
頑 wán [名]
【本义】: 難劈開的囫圇木頭
[En.] The original meaning: log that is difficult to split.
【造字法】: 形聲。從頁( xié),元聲。從頁。
[En.] Phonetic component. From 'page' and 'original sound'.
1. 同本義 ([En.] log split difficultly).
2. 愚頑之人; 頑固派 ([En.] stupid and stubborn person; diehards).
例如: 頑軍 (頑固派的軍隊)
[En.] Example: Stubborn army (the army of diehards).
3. 兇惡的人 ([En.] ferocious person).
引証: 唐· 李白《豫章行》:豈惜戰鬥死,爲君掃兇頑。
[En.] Quotation: Tang poet Li Bai's "The Journey to Yuzhang": "Why do we hesitate to die in battle, to sweep away the ferocious forces for you?"
頑 wán [形]
1. 引申爲渾圓 ([En.] perfectly round).
2. 頑固,不馴服 ([En.] headstrong; stubborn).
引証: 《國語·鄭語》:頑童窮固。
[En.] Quotation: "The stubborn child is truly obstinate."
例如: 頑算(耍弄,算計)
[En.] Example: foolish calculations.
3. 頭腦遲鈍; 愚蠢 ([En.] insensate; stupid).
引証: 《廣雅·釋詁一》:頑,愚也。
[En.] Quotation: "Stupid means dull."
例如: 冥頑不靈
[En.] Example: utterly ignorant and unresponsive.
4. 堅硬 ([En.] hard).
引証: 《三俠五義》:蠻兵如此頑皮,非火攻安能取勝?
[En.] Quotation: "Such fierce soldiers, how could fire attack lead to victory?"
例如: 頑肉 (壞死硬化之肉)
[En.] Example: hard flesh (decayed and hardened flesh).
5. 粗鈍 ([En.] coarse and blunt).
例如: 頑璞(未加工的玉石)
[En.] Example: unrefined jade.
6. 強暴 ([En.] violent).
例如: 頑徒(蠻橫不法之人)
[En.] Example: violent and lawless person.
7. 堅強 ([En.] firm).
引証: 宋· 陸游《示二子》:耄期尚有江湖興,頑健人言見未曾。
[En.] Quotation: "Old age still has its aspirations for the rivers and lakes, strong men have never been seen."
頑 wán [動]
1. 同「玩」。遊戲 ([En.] play).
引証: 《二十年目睹之怪現狀》:拜了拜本州,就到上海去頑了這多少日子。
[En.] Quotation: "After a salute to this province, we went to Shanghai to play for a while."
例如: 頑耍子(玩耍;遊逛)
[En.] Example: play and stroll.
2. 貪。通「忨」 ([En.] be greedy for).
例如: 頑涎(饞涎,比喻對女色的貪婪)
[En.] Example: greedy drool (figuratively greedy for women's beauty).