倔強

See also: 倔强

Chinese

		crabby; tough	strength; force; power strength; force; power; powerful; better
trad. (倔強/倔强)		倔	強/强
simp. (倔强)		倔	强
alternative forms		倔犟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): juéjiàng, juèjiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ, ㄐㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwat⁶ koeng⁵ / gwat⁶ goeng⁶ / gwat⁶ koeng³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khut-khiòng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ku̍t-kiōng / ku̍t-kiāng / ku̍t-kiông / khut-kiông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: juéjiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyuéjiàng
    • Wade–Giles: chüeh²-chiang⁴
    • Yale: jywé-jyàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyuejianq
    • Palladius: цзюэцзян (czjueczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: juèjiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyuèjiàng
    • Wade–Giles: chüeh⁴-chiang⁴
    • Yale: jywè-jyàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuehjianq
    • Palladius: цзюэцзян (czjueczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwat⁶ koeng⁵ / gwat⁶ goeng⁶ / gwat⁶ koeng³
    • Yale: gwaht kéuhng / gwaht geuhng / gwaht keung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwat⁹ koeng⁵ / gwat⁹ goeng⁶ / gwat⁹ koeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gued⁶ kêng⁵ / gued⁶ gêng⁶ / gued⁶ kêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐt̚² kʰœːŋ¹³/, /kʷɐt̚² kœːŋ²²/, /kʷɐt̚² kʰœːŋ³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khut-khiòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: kud` kiongˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kud⁵ kiong²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰut̚² kʰi̯oŋ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ku̍t-kiōng
    • Tâi-lô: ku̍t-kiōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kudkiong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kut̚⁴⁻³² kiɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kut̚²⁴⁻² kiɔŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ku̍t-kiāng
    • Tâi-lô: ku̍t-kiāng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kudkiang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kiaŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ku̍t-kiông
    • Tâi-lô: ku̍t-kiông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kudkioong
    • IPA (Taipei): /kut̚⁴⁻³² kiɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kut̚⁴⁻³² kiɔŋ²³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khut-kiông
    • Tâi-lô: khut-kiông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qutkioong
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ kiɔŋ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ kiɔŋ²⁴/

Adjective

倔強

1. stubborn; obstinate; unbending; headstrong

Synonyms

• 儼硬／俨硬 (Hokkien)
• 剛強／刚强 (gāngqiáng)
• 剛愎／刚愎 (gāngbì) (literary)
• 剛毅／刚毅 (gāngyì)
• 剛烈／刚烈 (gāngliè)
• 堅強／坚强 (jiānqiáng)
• 堅毅／坚毅 (jiānyì)
• 婞直 (xìngzhí)
• 悻直 (xìngzhí) (literary)
• 擰／拧 (nìng)
• 頑強／顽强 (wánqiáng)