ào

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Source form: 抝 / 拗
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 拗[ào]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

抝 拗 [ao4] /variant of 拗[ao4]/

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Source form: 拗
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bound form) intractable; contrary; disobedient
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

拗 拗 [ao4] /(bound form) intractable; contrary; disobedient/

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ǎo

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Source form: 拗
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(dialect) to twist; to bend (in order to break sth or form it into a shape)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

拗 拗 [ao3] /(dialect) to twist; to bend (in order to break sth or form it into a shape)/

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niù

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Source form: 拗
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
stubborn; perverse; contrary
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-96afbd698d3234f5. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

拗 拗 [niu4] /stubborn; perverse; contrary/

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Other forms in these source records: 抝

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