咄咄逼人 (cyut3 cyut3 bik1 jan4 | duo4 duo4 bi1 ren2) : to use immense pressure to force someone to do something; overbearing

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咄咄逼人

cyut3 cyut3 bik1 jan4

duo4 duo4 bi1 ren2

to use immense pressure to force someone to do something; overbearing

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

咄咄逼人

This word has been viewed 2264 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 2nd Apr 2008 09:46 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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咄 deot1 zyut3 cyut3 - tut-tut; shout out an order
咄 deot1 zyut3 cyut3 - tut-tut; shout out an order
逼 bik1 - compel; close in; extort
人 jan4 - person; human being

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被你這樣咄咄逼人地追問，他就更慌了！國
With your forceful interrogation, he became even more nervous.

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