牵着不走，打着走牽著不走，打著走牽着不走，打着走

won't move when led, moves when hit

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Meaning: Said of a stubborn person who only obeys when forced, not when asked nicely. Critical; like a stubborn mule.

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Simplified: 牵着不走，打着走
Traditional (Taiwan): 牽著不走，打著走
Traditional (Hong Kong): 牽着不走，打着走
Pinyin: qiānzhe bù zǒu, dǎzhe zǒu
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄢ ˙ㄓㄜㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄡˇ，ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄓㄜㄗㄡˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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