ào
to bend in two so as to break
to defy
to disobey
also pr. [ao3]
zhí niù
stubborn
willful
pigheaded
Taiwan pr. [zhi2 ao4]
ào kǒu
hard to pronounce
awkward-sounding
wéi ào
to disobey
to defy
deliberately going against (rule, convention, sb's wishes etc)
shì shì ào wéi
everything has gone to the dogs (idiom)
niù bu guò
can't persuade
unable to make (sb) change their mind
unable to resist (sb)