梗頸 (gang2 geng2) — persistence; relentless; insistence; de… in Cantonese

gangˊ²梗gengˊ²頸

简梗颈

Mandarin Pinyin: geng3 jing3

Meaning of 梗頸

nounpersistence; relentless; insistence; defiant; unable to let something go; unable to stomach something

keoiˏ₅佢gangˊ²梗gengˊ²頸mˎ₄唔hangˊ²肯gongˊ²講

He's stubbornly refusing to speak.

neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gangˊ²梗gengˊ²頸

Don't be so stubborn.

keoiˏ₅佢gangˊ²梗gengˊ²頸zouˍ₆做

He's determined to do it.

ngoˏ₅我gangˊ²梗gengˊ²頸jiu˗₃要si˗₃試

I'm set on trying it.

keoiˏ₅佢gangˊ²梗gengˊ²頸lauˎ₄留daiˉ¹低

He insisted on staying.

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