cứng đầu cứng cổ
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Stiff-headed and stiff-necked — stubbornly defiant of all correction.
Literally: hard head, hard neck
Examples
Thằng bé cứng đầu cứng cổ, nói mãi không nghe.The kid is stiff-necked — no amount of telling gets through.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “cứng đầu cứng cổ” mean?
Stiff-headed and stiff-necked — stubbornly defiant of all correction. Literally: hard head, hard neck
Is “cứng đầu cứng cổ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.