蛮不讲理 Unreasonable
Explanation
指态度粗暴，不讲道理。
Refers to rude and unreasonable behavior.
Origin Story
从前，在一个小山村里，住着一位老妇人。她性格古怪，脾气暴躁，经常因为一些鸡毛蒜皮的小事就对村民大吵大闹，蛮不讲理。有一次，村里要修一条水渠，需要占用她的一小块地。老妇人坚决不同意，无论村长怎么解释，她都不肯让步，甚至还指着村长的鼻子破口大骂，村里人无奈之下，只好另寻地方修建水渠。后来，老妇人家的田地因为缺水而颗粒无收，她这才后悔不已，但为时已晚。
Once upon a time, in a small mountain village, lived an old woman. She had a strange personality and a bad temper, and she often quarreled and made a fuss with the villagers over trivial matters, being unreasonable. Once, the village was going to build an irrigation ditch that would require a small piece of her land. The old woman resolutely disagreed, and no matter how the village head explained, she refused to give way, even scolding the village head. The villagers had no choice but to find another place to build the irrigation ditch. Later, the old woman's fields were barren due to lack of water, and she regretted it, but it was too late.
Usage
用于形容人蛮横无理、不讲道理的行为。
Used to describe a person's rude and unreasonable behavior.
Examples
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他蛮不讲理地夺走了我的东西。
ta manbujiangli de duo zou le wo de dongxi.
He unreasonably snatched my things away.
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面对他的蛮不讲理，我只好忍气吞声。
mian dui ta de manbujiangli,wo zhi hao renqi tun sheng.
Faced with his unreasonable behavior, I could only swallow my anger.