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石頭

Meaning: A stubborn, inflexible person who won't budge.

Language: Japanese

Literally: Stone head

Category: Insult

Origin: Japanese expression for hard-headedness.

More compliments & insults — Insult

  • T'as pas inventé le fil à couper le beurre — You're not exactly a genius — the wire to cut butter is about the most obvious tool imagi…
  • Tête de mule — An impossibly stubborn person who refuses to change their mind no matter what.
  • C'est une vraie chèvre — They're hopelessly stubborn and infuriating — a goat that refuses to be moved.
  • Casse-pieds — A massive bore or pain in the neck — someone who wears you down with their irritating way…
  • Espèce de patate — You dim bulb — a potato being the very picture of inert, unthinking stodginess.
  • Quel râleur / quelle râleuse — You never stop moaning — everything is a complaint, nothing is ever good enough.

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  • 気が利く (ki ga kiku) — You're perceptive and considerately thoughtful — you notice what people need before they…
  • できる人 (dekiru hito) — Said of someone highly capable and impressive — the kind of person who makes things happe…
  • 懐が深い (futokoro ga fukai) — You're broad-minded, generous of spirit, and able to embrace the complexity of others wit…
  • 空気が読めない (kūki ga yomenai) — Completely oblivious to the unspoken social mood — the person who kills the atmosphere wi…
  • 目に入れても痛くない — Said of someone you adore completely, often a child or grandchild.

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