| 拗 | [ aò ] to bend in two so as to break, to defy, to disobey, also pr. [ao3] |
| 拗 | [ niù ] stubborn, obstinate |
| 拗不過 | [ niù bu guò ] can't persuade, unable to make (sb) change their mind, unable to resist (sb) |
| 拗口 | [ aò koǔ ] hard to pronounce, awkward-sounding |
| 拗口令 | [ aò koǔ lìng ] tongue twister |
| 拗斷 | [ aǒ duàn ] to break by twisting |
| ⇒ 三拗湯 | [ sān aò tāng ] san'ao decoction (TCM) |
| ⇒ 執拗 | [ zhí niù ] stubborn, willful, pigheaded, Taiwan pr. [zhi2 ao4] |
| ⇒ 硬拗 | [ yìng aò ] (coll.) (Tw) to defend an untenable position with ridiculous arguments (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ngē-áu]), Taiwan pr. [ying4 ao1] |
| ⇒ 違拗 | [ weí aò ] to disobey, to defy, deliberately going against (rule, convention, sb's wishes etc) |