強骨

Chinese

		strength; force; power strength; force; power; powerful; better	bone
trad. (強骨)		強	骨
simp. (强骨)		强	骨

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiánggǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): koeng⁴ gwat¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiûⁿ-kut / khiūⁿ-kut

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiánggǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciánggǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiang²-ku³
  - Yale: chyáng-gǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyangguu
  - Palladius: цянгу (cjangu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: koeng⁴ gwat¹
  - Yale: kèuhng gwāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: koeng⁴ gwat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: kêng⁴ gued¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰœːŋ²¹ kʷɐt̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiûⁿ-kut
  - Tâi-lô: kiûnn-kut
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kviu'kud
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiũ²⁴⁻²² kut̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiūⁿ-kut
  - Tâi-lô: khiūnn-kut
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qviuxkud
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiũ²²⁻²¹ kut̚³²/

Verb

強骨

to strength one's bones

Noun

強骨

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) proud and unyielding character

Synonyms

傲骨 (àogǔ)