頑石

Chinese

		mischievous; obstinate; to play mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; naughty	rock; stone; 10 pecks
trad. (頑石)		頑	石
simp. (顽石)		顽	石

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wánshí

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˊ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): waan⁴ sek⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wánshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˊ ㄕˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wánshíh
  - Wade–Giles: wan²-shih²
  - Yale: wán-shŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanshyr
  - Palladius: ваньши (vanʹši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: waan⁴ sek⁶
  - Yale: wàahn sehk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waan⁴ sek⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wan⁴ ség⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːn²¹ sɛːk̚²/

Noun

頑石

unpolished rock
(figurative) stubborn person
- 2020, “特倫斯夢遊仙境 [Wonderland]”, Oscar (lyrics)‎^[1]performed by 林家謙 [Terence Lam]:
  
  你卻變作頑石　心不知癢 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  你却变作顽石　心不知痒 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  nei⁵ koek³ bin³ zok³ waan⁴ sek⁶, sam¹ bat¹ zi¹ joeng⁵ [Jyutping]
  Yet you turned into a stubborn rock whose heart doesn't itch a bit

Derived terms

頑石點頭 / 顽石点头