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硬拗

yìng ào

2-character word

What 硬拗 means

1. Taiwancolloquialto defend an untenable position with ridiculous arguments (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ngē-áu])
2. Taiwan pr. yìng āo

The characters in 硬拗

• 硬yìnghard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly
• 拗ào(bound form) intractable; contrary; disobedient

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