一意孤行
yī yì gū xíng
to go ahead regardless of advice
Character by character
一yī
one
one
意yì
will
will
孤gū
alone
alone
行xíng
go
go
Example
大家都劝他别辞职，他却一意孤行。
Everyone told him not to quit, but he went ahead anyway.
Tone: negative (criticism).
Usage and origin
Ignoring everyone’s advice; 行 is xíng.
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