情じょうを張はる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

be obstinate; be stubborn; insist on one's own way

Describes a person who stubbornly sticks to their own feelings or opinions, often refusing to compromise. The expression uses 情 (emotion/sympathy) in a somewhat idiomatic way; it implies being driven by personal sentiment rather than reason.

• 彼かれは情じょうを張はって、自じ分ぶんの意い見けんを曲まげなかった。

  He was obstinate and wouldn't budge from his opinion.

• そんなに情じょうを張はっても、いいことはないよ。

  Being that stubborn won't do you any good.