obstinate

obstinate

"A handful of dead hands" is a word in Chinese, which refers to being conservative and inflexible.

Source of allusion

Lao She's "Camel Xiangzi" Eight: "Xiangzi didn't say anything. When Gao Ma left, he nodded to himself, as if to admit that he was worthy of admiration. He was very happy in his heart."

English translation

obstinate

Idiom information

Idiom explanation: it refers to being conservative and inflexible. degree of common use: common use emotional color: commendatory words grammatical usage: as object; dialect idiom structure: partial formal generation time: Modern