乖戾

yǔ duō guāi lì

语多乖戾

perverse words

xìng qíng guāi lì

性情乖戾

have a perverse nature

pí qi guāi lì de lǎo yé ye

脾气乖戾的老爷爷

ill-tempered old man

tā shì gè pí qi guāi lì de nǚ hái

她是个脾气乖戾的女孩。

She’s a miserable girl.

tā yīn nà jiàn bù xìng de shì ér xìng qíng biàn de guāi lì

她因那件不幸的事而性情变得乖戾。

She was soured by that misadventure.

mǎ lì gēn zhe zhè ge zhǐ gāo qì yáng yǒu diǎn guāi lì dàn bù suàn cū yě de dài lù rén xiàng jiào qū zhù zhái zǒu qù

玛丽跟着这个趾高气扬、有点乖戾，但不算粗野的带路人向教区住宅走去。

Mary followed her consequential and surly, but not brutal, conductor towards the rectory.