硬繚

Chinese

		hard; stiff; strong hard; stiff; strong; firm	lines for a sail; wind round
trad. (硬繚)		硬	繚
simp. (硬缭)		硬	缭

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ngǐ-liâu / ngī-liâu / ngēe-liau / ngī-liau

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngǐ-liâu
    • Tâi-lô: ngǐ-liâu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋĩ²² liau²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngī-liâu
    • Tâi-lô: ngī-liâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngixliaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ liau²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngēe-liau
    • Tâi-lô: ngēe-liau
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ liau⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngī-liau
    • Tâi-lô: ngī-liau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngixliaw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ liau⁴⁴/

Adjective

硬繚

1. (Hokkien) arduous; strenuous

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 硬水, 硬氣／硬气, 硬頭／硬头, 硬斗

Verb

硬繚

1. (Hokkien) to involve much effort; to be a strain; to be exhausting

Synonyms

• 了力 (Min Nan)
• 吃力 (chīlì)
• 吃勁／吃劲 (chījìn)
• 夠力／够力 (Hokkien)
• 硬斗 (Hokkien)
• 著力／着力 (zhuólì)
• 費力／费力 (fèilì)
• 費勁／费劲 (fèijìn) (colloquial)
• 食力 (Hokkien)
• 食工 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)