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
    • (Northern: 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
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