情じょうが強こわい

expression

stubborn; hardheaded

Rare expression meaning obstinate or unyielding. The reading じょうがこわい is unusual; 情 is normally read じょう in compounds, but the whole phrase is not common in modern Japanese.

• 「情じょうが強こわい」は、頑がん固こで人ひとの言いうことを聞きかない様よう子すを表あらわす古ふるい言いい回まわしだ。

  「情が強い」 is an old expression describing someone stubborn who won't listen to others.