| 矫情 | jiáo qing | (Beijing dialect) argumentative / unreasonable | ![]() |
| 好辩 | hào biàn | argumentative / quarrelsome | ![]() |
| 拧巴 | nǐng ba | (dialect) awkward / uncomfortable / (dialect) obstinate / contrary / argumentative | ![]() |
| 铁齿 | tiě chǐ | (Tw) obstinate / argumentative / opinionated / skeptical of superstitions (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [thih-khí]) | ![]() |
| 杠头 | gàng tóu | (old) chief coffin bearer / (fig.) argumentative person / a kind of bread made with a dough flattened using a rolling pin 槓子|杠子[gang4 zi5] | ![]() |
| 鬼扯脚 | guǐ chě jiǎo | lit. ghost pulls your leg / involuntary tug of muscles / fig. very unlucky / fig. argumentative / fig. can't help doing it | ![]() |
| 杠精 | gàng jīng | (slang) (neologism c. 2018) argumentative person | ![]() |
