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.
be set in one 's way
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