| 拗 | 84B05 10A.50-9 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄠˋ [ao4] (*ㄠˇ [ao3] , ㄩˋ [yU4] , *ㄧㄠˋ [yao4] , *ㄋㄧㄡˋ [niu4] ). | ||
| V.t. | (1) (*[ao3]) To break (branches). (2) (*[yao4]) 拗口 [ao4kou3]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | (*[yU4], *[yao4],sp. pr. *[niu4]) Stubborn, recalcitrant: 違拗 defy (orders, law), defiant; 拗強，拗性 [ao4qiang2],[ao4xing4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 拗彆 [ao4bie0], v.i., (coll.) to get into a quarrel. 2. 拗強 [ao4qiang2], adj., stubborn. 3. 拗口 *[yao4kou3], v.i., be difficult to pronounce, to lisp, otherwise pronounce defective sounds; 拗口令 a tongue-twister (rhyme, like “she sells seashells”). 4. 拗怒 *[yU4nu4], v.i., to suppress anger. 5. 拗性 *[niu4xing4] ([ao4xing0]), adj., stubborn. | |||||