Definition
This is a four-character idiom (成语) describing someone who pesters or bothers others in an unreasonable, stubborn, and often argumentative way. The literal meaning ('recklessly stir and roughly entangle') suggests deliberately causing trouble or making illogical demands rather than engaging in reasonable discussion. You'll hear it used to criticize someone who won't let go of a pointless argument or who keeps meddling in others' business.
idiom
to pester endlesslyto make unreasonable demands or cause trouble
Examples
- ，胡搅蛮缠。Míngmíng shì tā de cuò, tā què zài zhèlǐ gēn wǒ hú jiǎo mán chán.It's clearly his fault, yet he's here pestering me endlessly.
- 胡搅蛮缠，。Háizi yìzhí gēn māma hú jiǎo mán chán, fēi yào mǎi nà ge wánjù bùkě.The child kept pestering his mother, insisting on buying that toy.
- 胡搅蛮缠，。Tánpàn shí duìfāng dàibiǎo jiù yí gè xiǎo xìjié hú jiǎo mán chán, ràng huìyì wúfǎ jìxù.During the negotiations, the other side's representative pestered endlessly over a tiny detail, making the meeting unable to continue.
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