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.
Chinese PinYin : wán gěng bù huà
be set in one 's way
a good medicine tastes bitter. kǔ kǒu liáng yào
No one in the court should be an official. cháo lǐ wú rén mò zuò guān
wait for the right price to sell. dài jiǎ ér gū
gain a superficial understanding through cursory observation. zǒu mǎ kàn huā