Cantonese Dictionary

硬倔倔

ngaang6 gwat6 gwat6

Mandarin: ying4 jue4 jue4

(adjective) very hard

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硬健

ngaang6 gin6

Mandarin: ying4 jian4

healthy and sturdy

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硬功夫

ngaang6 gung1 fu1

Mandarin: ying4 gong1 fu5

Great proficiency

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硬化瀝青

ngaang6 faa3 lik6 ceng1

Mandarin: ying4 hua4 li4 qing1

manjak (the blackest of asphalts)

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硬嘢

ngaang6 je5

Mandarin: ying4 ye3

Cantonese

something solid | hard; a coin (usually implies an ungenerous gift especially when receiving coins in a red packet); tough; strong; powerful; something difficult to handle [colloquial]

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硬崩崩

ngaang6 bang1 bang1

Mandarin: ying4 beng1 beng1

unyielding; blunt [colloquial]

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硬打硬

ngaang6 daa2 ngaang6

Mandarin: ying4 da3 ying4

(slang) if something is "硬打硬", both parties will get hurt or damage, and both do not have good result

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硬抄本

ngaang6 caau1 bun2

Mandarin: ying4 chao1ben3

a hard copy [written and colloquial]

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硬拼

ngaang6 ping3

Mandarin: ying4 pin1

to fight recklessly regardless of the chances and with no regard for the consequences

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硬掘掘

ngaang6 gwak6 gwak6

Mandarin: ying4 jue2 jue2

very hard [colloquial]

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硬掙

ngaang6 zang1

Mandarin: ying4 zheng5

Simplified: 硬挣

(verb) to vie for; to hardly argue or debate

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硬晒

ngaang6 saai3

Mandarin: ying4 shai4

harden; stiff; erect (penis) [colloquial]

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硬晒舦

ngaang6 saai3 taai5

Mandarin: ying4 shai4 tai4

shy and become stiff (slang)

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硬晒軚

ngaang6 saai3 taai3

Mandarin: ying4 shai4 dai4

shy and become stiff (slang)

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硬朗

ngaang6 long5

Mandarin: ying4 lang3

hale and hearty; in good health

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硬板

ngaang6 baan2

Mandarin: ying4 ban3

(noun) a solid panel; a wood panel

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硬榾榾

ngaang6 gwak6 gwak6

Mandarin: ying4 gu3 gu3

very hard [colloquial]

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硬橋硬馬

ngaang6 kiu4 ngaang6 maa5

Mandarin: ying4 qiao2 ying4 ma3

Simplified: 硬桥硬马

(proverb) someone's skills and abilities are real; someone is determined and firmed by using tough measures

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硬氣

ngaang6 hei3

firm, firmness

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硬淨

ngaang6 zing6

Mandarin: ying4 cheng2

tough; hard

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硬皮書

ngaang6 pei4 syu1

Mandarin: ying4 pi2 shu1

[n] hardcover book | Syn.: 精裝書

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硬盤

ngaang6 pun4

Mandarin: ying4 pan2

hard disk, hard drive | cf., 軟盤

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硬着陸

ngaang6 zoek6 luk6

hard landing

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硬石餐廳

ngaang6 sek6 caan1 teng1

Mandarin: ying4 shi2 can1 ting1

Hard Rock Cafe

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硬碟

ngaang6 dip6*2

hard drive; hard disk

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硬碰硬

ngaang6 pung3 ngaang6

Mandarin: ying4 peng4 ying4

confront the tough with toughness; (of a job) demanding solid, painstaking work or real skill

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硬紙板

ngaang6 zi2 baan2

Mandarin: ying4 zhi3 ban3

Simplified: 硬纸板

Cardboard

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硬繃繃

ngaang6 baang1 baang1

being stubborn

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硬膠

ngaang6 gaau1

Mandarin: ying4 hao2

rigid plastic; euphemism for 'dumbass'

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硬臥

ngaang6 ngo6

Mandarin: ying4 wo4

hard sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a harder bunk)

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