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刚毅木讷

gāng yì mù nèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
resolute and taciturn (idiom)
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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-fb5638f2403c7442. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

剛毅木訥 刚毅木讷 [gang1 yi4 mu4 ne4] /resolute and taciturn (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 剛毅木訥

  • 刚
    gāng

    (literary) hard / firm / strong / exactly / precisely / barely / only just / just / only a short while ago

  • 毅
    yì

    firm and resolute / staunch

  • 木
    mù

    (bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive / numb / wooden

    Mù

    surname Mu

  • 讷
    nè

    to speak slowly / inarticulate

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.