be set in one 's way

be set in one 's way

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w á ng ě NGB ù Hu à, meaning very stubborn and not flexible. It comes from Guo Moruo's flower of Tangdi.

Idiom usage

As predicate, attributive, object

Examples

I hate that stubborn person.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: stubborn

The origin of Idioms

Guo Moruo's the flower of Tangdi, Scene 1, act 3: "you have been friends with Yan zhongzi in the past years, and you understand his stubbornness."

Idiom explanation

It's very stubborn and inflexible.