kuáng​juàn

radicals and ultraconservatives

Senses

狂狷 kuáng​juàn radicals and ultraconservatives

(literary) People who are either overly aggressive in their pursuits or overly cautious and principled; radicals and ultraconservatives. Derived from the Analects, where kuáng describes those who are overly ambitious and juàn describes those who keep to themselves and avoid doing wrong.

狂狷 kuáng​juàn unrestrained

(literary) To be unrestrained and unconventional; not following the established rules of etiquette or law.

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