niù bu guò
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  • v.not be able to dissuade; fail to talk somebody out of doing something

    • tā zhè rén pí qi jiàng nǐ kě niù bu guò tā

      脾气拗不过

      He is very obstinate, and you won't be able to make him change his mind.

    • tā niù bu guò lǎo dà mā zhǐ hǎo dá yìng le

      拗不过大妈只好答应

      Unable to dissuade the old woman, he had to comply.

    • yǒu yuán wú fēn de nǐ wǒ zhōng jiū niù bu guò mìng yùn de bō nòng

      终究拗不过命运拨弄

      No points destined eventually fail to beat you and I fiddle with fate.