犟驴怕恶鞭 犟驢怕惡鞭 犟驢怕惡鞭

a stubborn donkey fears a fierce whip

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Obstinate people give way only when forceful measures are used. Somewhat critical.
Simplified
犟驴怕恶鞭
Traditional (Taiwan)
犟驢怕惡鞭
Pinyin
jiàng lǘ pà è biān
Bopomofo
ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄩˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄜˋ ㄅㄧㄢ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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