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命硬 (meng6 ngaang6) — to be able to survive through the roughs and the toughs; someone who is hard to kill [colloquial] in Cantonese

mengˍ₆命ngaangˍ₆硬
Mandarin Pinyin: ming4 ying4

Meaning of 命硬

nounto be able to survive through the roughs and the toughs; someone who is hard to kill [colloquial]

Example Sentences with 命硬

keoiˏ₅佢zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係mingˍ₆命ngaangˍ₆硬
He/She is really tough (lucky to survive).
gamˊ²咁douˉ¹都mˎ₄唔sei2,死，mingˍ₆命ngaang6!硬！
Didn't die from that, truly tough!
neiˏ₅你mingˍ₆命ngaangˍ₆硬zeˉ¹啫
You're just tough (lucky).
tiuˎ₄條mingˍ₆命ngaangˍ₆硬gwo˗₃過tit˗₃鐵
Life is tougher than iron.
keoiˏ₅佢mingˍ₆命ngaang6,硬，mouˏ₅冇siˍ₆事ge˗₃嘅
He/She is tough, nothing will happen.
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Characters in 命硬

命ming6
assign (a name, title, etc)
硬ngaang6
(of attitude, willpower, etc) strong; firm; inflexible; obstinate

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