요지부동이 · 요지부동을 (often 요지부동이다)
refusing to budge, being immovable
Example
아무리 설득해도 아버지는 요지부동이세요.
No matter how much we try to persuade him, my father won't budge.
Word parts
요 shake+지 it+부 not+동 move
Literally 'shake it and it doesn't move'.
Good to know
Used for stubborn people and also for numbers that won't change: 집값이 요지부동이다.
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