却之不恭 quèzhībùgōng to refuse would be impolite Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 却 卻 què to reject (bound form) to decline; to refuse; to push away之 zhī pronoun it Used only in the object position to refer to a person or thing already mentioned, meaning "him", "her", "it", or "them".不恭 bùgōng adjective disrespectful disrespectful; lacking in proper courtesy or manners