wild and intractable

wild and intractable

Fierce and stubborn, arrogant and disobedient. The same as "rebellious".

Idiom explanation

Its pronunciation is Ji é à ob ú x ù n its meaning is fierce and stubborn, arrogant and disobedient. The same as "unruly".

Idioms and allusions

Chu Anping's in the lower reaches of the Tarim River: "at the foot of this winding Sand Mountain, flowing from thousands of miles away, this broad-minded, heroic, but also arrogant and unruly Tarim River, which has enjoyed a long reputation in history."

Discrimination of words

[synonym]: rebellious and unruly [usage]: used as predicate and attributive; refers to stubborn, violent and unruly temperament