堅勁

Chinese

		strong; solid; firm strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute	stalwart; sturdy; strength
trad. (堅勁)		堅	勁
simp. (坚劲)		坚	劲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiānjìng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢㄐㄧㄥˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiānjìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢㄐㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jianjìng
  - Wade–Giles: chien¹-ching⁴
  - Yale: jyān-jìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianjinq
  - Palladius: цзяньцзин (czjanʹczin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

Adjective

堅勁

strong and unyielding
- 千磨萬擊還堅勁，任爾東西南北風。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  千磨万击还坚劲，任尔东西南北风。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 18th century, Zheng Xie, 竹石
  Qiān mó wàn jī huán jiānjìng, rèn ěr dōngxīnánběi fēng. [Pinyin]
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