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硬 (ngaang6) — (of attitude, willpower, etc) strong; firm; inflexible; obstinate in Cantonese

ngaangˍ₆硬
Mandarin Pinyin: ying4

Meaning of 硬

noun(of attitude, willpower, etc) strong; firm; inflexible; obstinate
nouncapable; of good quality
nounhard; stiff; tough; solid | [antonym] 軟
nounforcibly; with effort; stubbornly
nouncertainly; definitely; unavoidably
noun(adjective) 1. tough (guy); (adverb)/Unavoidably; 2. forcibly

Example Sentences with 硬

你硬係食到過籠！
You always eat too much food!
gaau˗₃教zaiˊ²仔neoiˊ²女ziu˗₃要maanˍ₆慢maanˊ²慢gongˊ²講douˍ₆道lei5,理，hoiˉ¹開ngaangˍ₆硬gungˉ¹弓mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得gaa˗₃㗎。
To teach children, one must explain the rationale; going by force won't work.
zaap˗₃𨅝jingˍ₆硬saai3.晒。
The penis has become erect.
keoiˏ₅佢ngaanˍ₆硬haiˍ₆係mˎ₄唔sikˍ₆食fukˍ₆服。
He's stubbornly refusing to be convinced.
keoiˏ₅佢jiˏ₅以waiˎ₄為jingˎ₄贏ngaang6,硬，dimˊ²點ziˉ¹知neiˏ₅你jauˏ₅有zoengˉ¹張loengˎ₄良gai3,計，ngoˏ₅我jauˏ₅有gwo˗₃過coengˎ₄牆tai1.梯。
He thought he'd definitely win, but little did he know, you have a plan and I have a countermeasure.
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Words Containing 硬

硬化瀝青ngaang6 faa3 lik6 ceng1
manjak (the blackest of asphalts)
拍硬檔paak3 ngaang6 dong3
work well together; cooperate
生搬硬套saang1 bun1 ngaang6 tou3
copy mechanically disregard of specific conditions; apply or copy mechanically
使硬化sai2 ngaang6 faa3
harden
硬盤ngaang6 pun4
hard disk, hard drive | cf., 軟盤
硬碰硬ngaang6 pung3 ngaang6
confront the tough with toughness; (of a job) demanding solid, painstaking work or real skill
生硬saang1 ngaang6
stiff; rigid; harsh
硬食ngaang6 sik6
to be forced
硬碟ngaang6 dip2
hard drive; hard disk
硬晒舦ngaang6 saai3 taai5
the steering wheel cannot be turned
硬性規定ngaang6 sing3 kwai1 ding6
lay down rigid rules
監硬gaam3 ngaang2
to act recklessly

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