硬勁

Chinese

		hard; stiff; strong hard; stiff; strong; firm	stalwart; sturdy; strength
trad. (硬勁)		硬	勁
simp. (硬劲)		硬	劲

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶ngan-cin

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶ngan-cin
    • MiniDict: ngan^去 cin
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³ngan-jin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋã²² t͡ɕin⁴⁴/

Adverb

硬勁 (Northern Wu)

1. must; no matter what

   我勸他來撥話語説説清楚，他硬勁不肯來。 [Hangzhounese, trad.]
   我劝他来拨话语说说清楚，他硬劲不肯来。 [Hangzhounese, simp.]

   I've been telling him to elaborate things clearly, but he wouldn't do it no matter what.

2. barely

Adjective

硬勁 (Shanghainese)

1. stubborn; unreasonable