軟弱

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Chinese

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soft; flexible
weak; feeble; young
weak; feeble; young; inferior
 
trad. (軟弱)
simp. (软弱)
alternative forms 輭弱软弱

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • nńg-lio̍h - vernacular (“feeble (Xiamen)”);
  • loán-jia̍k - literary (“feeble (Zhangzhou)”);
  • loán-lio̍k - literary (“feeble (Taiwan); lacking courage”);
  • loán-jio̍k - literary (“feeble; lacking courage”).

Adjective

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軟弱

  1. weak; feeble; infirm
  2. (figurative) weak; useless; lacking courage

Synonyms

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  • (weak):
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  • (lacking courage):
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Antonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
なん
Grade: S
じゃく
Grade: 2
kan'yōon kan'on

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(なん)(じゃく) (nanjakuなんじやく (nanzyaku)?-na (adnominal (なん)(じゃく) (nanjaku na), adverbial (なん)(じゃく) (nanjaku ni))

  1. weak, soft
    (てい)()には(なん)(じゃく)()(ばん)(おお)
    Teichi ni wa nanjaku na jiban ga ōi.
    In lowlands soft ground is common.
  2. weak-willed, spineless
    Antonym: 強硬 (kyōkō)
    (おく)(びょう)(なん)(じゃく)(おとこ)
    okubyō de nanjaku na otoko
    a cowardly and spineless man
  3. (finance, stock market) bearish, weak
    Antonym: 硬化 (kōka)
    ()(じょう)(なん)(じゃく)
    Shijō ga nanjaku da.
    The market is bearish.

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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軟弱 (yeonyak) (hangeul 연약)

  1. hanja form? of 연약