See 冥頑不靈 on Wiktionary
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"text": "不然，則是鱷魚冥頑不靈，刺史雖有言，不聞不知也。夫傲天子之命吏，不聽其言，不徙以避之，與冥頑不靈而爲民物害者，皆可殺。",
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"text": "不然，則是鱷魚冥頑不靈，刺史雖有言，不聞不知也。夫傲天子之命吏，不聽其言，不徙以避之，與冥頑不靈而爲民物害者，皆可殺。",
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