硬 (ngaang6 | ying4) : hard; stiff; strong; forcibly

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硬

ngaang6

ying4

[1] hard; stiff; tough; solid | [antonym] 軟
[2] (of attitude, willpower, etc) strong; firm; inflexible; obstinate
[3] [adv] forcibly; with effort; stubbornly
[4] [粵] [adv] certainly; definitely; unavoidably
[5] [adj] capable; of good quality

For the Cantonese meaning of "certainly", 硬 is placed after a verb and is interchangeable with 梗.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 石 (#112)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

硬

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命硬 mng6 ngaang6 ming4ying4 = strong will to live; someone hard to kill; able to survive through hardship

硬頸 ngaang6 geng2 = stiff-necked 粵

硬淨 ngaang6 zeng6 = hale and hearty; firm 粵

贏硬 jeng4 ngaang6 ying2 ying4 = sure win; certain victory 粵

監硬 gaam3 ngaang6*2 = to act recklessly 粵

硬碟 ngaang6 dip6*2 = hard drive; hard disk

硬件 ngaang6 gin6/6*2 ying4 jian4 = hardware

堅硬 gin1 ngaang6 jian1 ying4 = hard; solid

強硬 koeng4 ngaang6 = tough, toughness

僵硬 goeng1 ngaang6 jiang1 ying4 = stark, stiff, rigid, inflexible

硬體 ngaang6 tai2 ying4 ti3 = hardware

企硬 kei5 ngaang6 = hold my own

夾硬 gaap3 ngaang6*2 = forcibly 粵

死硬派 sei2 ngaang6 paai3 = diehard

硬氣 ngaang6 hei3 = firm, firmness

使硬化 sai2 ngaang6 faa3 shi3 ying4 hua4 = harden

硬繃繃 ngaang6 baang1 baang1 = being stubborn

硬皮書 ngaang6 pei4 syu1 ying4 pi2 shu1 = hardcover

硬紙板 ngaang6 zi2 baan2 ying4 zhi3 ban3 = cardboard

強硬態度 koeng4 ngaang6 taai3 dou6 qiang2 ying4 tai4 du4 = unyielding attitude

企硬的態度 kei5 ngaang6 dik1 taai3 dou6 = intransigent attitude 國

死硬 sei2 ngaang6 si3 ying4 = diehard, stubborn; in a crsis

口硬 hau2 ngaang6 = strong-worded

硬幣 ngaang6 bai6 ying4 bi4 = coin, specie

硬朗 ngaang6 long5 ying4 lang3 = hale and hearty; in good health 國

生硬 saang1 ngaang6 sheng1 ying4 = stiff; rigid; harsh

生搬硬套 saang1 bun1 ngaang6 tou3 sheng1 ban1 ying4 tao4 = copy mechanically disregard of specific conditions; apply or copy mechanically

食硬你 sik6 ngaang6 nei5 = to be sure; must win 粵

開硬弓 hoi1 ngaang6 gung1 = by force; bulldoze (your way through); 粵

硬係 ngaang6*2 hai6; ngaang6 hai6 = stubbornly; relentlessly 粵

多發性硬化 do1 faat3 sing3 ngaang6 faa3 duo1 fa1 xing4 ying4 hua4 = multiple sclerosis

硬膠 ngaang6 gaau1 = euphemism for 戇𨳊粵

頂硬上 ding2 ngaang6 soeng5 = to stick to one's course of action; to "hang on" and keep doing sth 粵

硬食 ngaang6 sik6 = to be forced 粵

硬碰硬 ngaang6 pung3 ngaang6 ying4 peng4 ying4 = confront the tough with toughness; (of a job) demanding solid, painstaking work or real skill

硬健 ngaang6 gin6 = hale and hearty; in good health 粵

硬盤 ngaang6 pun4 ying4 pan2 = hard disk, hard drive

硬抄本 ngaang6 caau1 bun2 ying4 chao1 ben3 = hard copy (common formation)

肝硬化 gon1 ngaang6 faa3 gan1 ying4 hua4 = cirrhosis

手瓜硬 sau2 gwaa1 ngaang6 shou3 gua1 ying4 = tremendous strength of either a person or enterprise etc. 粵

硬橋硬馬 ngaang6 kiu4 ngaang6 maa5 ying4 qiao2 ying4 ma3 = 1.to be resolute and determined, using tough measures 2. to show real skills and ability 粵

硬化 ngaang6 faa3 ying4 hua4 = to harden, hardening

硬化瀝青 ngaang6 faa3 lik6 ceng1 ying4 hua4 li4 qing1 = manjak (the blackest of asphalts)

硬晒舦 ngaang6 saai3 taai5 = deadlock; get stuck; stalemate 粵

衰硬 seoi1 ngaang6 = fail unavoidably; certain failure 粵

輸硬 syu1 ngaang6 = lose unavoidably; sure loss 粵

嘴硬 zeoi2 ngaang6 zui3 ying4 = reluctant to admit a mistake

硬銷 ngaang6 siu1 ying4 xiao1 = hard sell

硬臥 ngaang6 ngo6 ying4 wo4 = hard sleeper

拍硬檔 paak3 ngaang6 dong3 pai1 ying4 dang4 = work well together; cooperate 粵

軟硬兼施 jyun5 ngaang6 gim1 si1 ruan3 ying4 jian1 shi1 = hard and soft tactics

硬性規定 ngaang6 sing3 kwai1 ding6 ying4 xing4 gui1 ding4 = hard and fast rule

硬板 ngaang6 baan2 = laminae dura

透明硬膠 tau3 ming4 ngaang6 gaau1 tou4 ming2 ying4 jiao1 = [化] Lucite (perspex)

動脈硬化 dung6 mak6 ngaang6 faa3 dong4 mai4 ying4 hua4 = arteriosclerosis, hardening of the arteries

動脈粥樣硬化 dung6 mak6 zuk1 joeng6 ngaang6 faa3 dong4 mai4 zhou1 yang4 ying4 hua4 = atherosclerosis

硬件平台 ngaang6 gin6 ping4 toi4 ying4 jian4 ping2 tai2 = hardware platform (common formation)

屙屎唔出賴地硬，屙尿唔出賴風猛 o1 si2 m4 ceot1 laai6 dei6 ngaang6 o1 niu6 m4 ceot1 laai6 fung1 maang5 = blame the tools for bad workmanship 粵

硬石餐廳 ngaang6 sek6 caan1 teng1 ying4 shi2 can1 ting1 = Hard Rock Cafe

生拉硬拽 sang1 laai1 ngaang6 jai6 sheng1 la1 ying4 zhuai4 = drag against one's will

硬着陸 ngaang6 zoek6 luk6 = hard landing

軟硬天師 jyun5 ngaang6 tin1 si1 ruan3 ying4 tian1 shi1 = Softhard (musical group)

Showing all 2 examples containing 硬

你硬係食到過籠！粵
You always eat too much food!

教仔女要慢慢講道理，開硬弓唔得㗎。粵
To teach children, one must explain the rationale; going by force won't work.

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