硬淨

Chinese

		hard; stiff; strong hard; stiff; strong; firm	clean; completely; only
trad. (硬淨)		硬	淨
simp. (硬净)		硬	净
alternative forms		硬掙／硬挣 Hokkien 硬靜／硬静 Teochew

Etymology

The second syllable is unlikely to be etymologically related to 淨／净 (jìng).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaang⁶ zeng⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ngē-chiāⁿ / ngī-chiāⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngê⁶ zên⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaang⁶ zeng⁶
    • Yale: ngaahng jehng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaang⁶ dzeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngang⁶ zéng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːŋ²² t͡sɛːŋ²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngē-chiāⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ngē-tsiānn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngexcvia
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ t͡siã³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngī-chiāⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ngī-tsiānn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngixcvia
    • IPA (Taipei): /ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ t͡siã³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngê⁶ zên⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngĕ tsĕⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋe³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sẽ³⁵/

Adjective

硬淨

1. (Cantonese, of an object) hard; sturdy; robust

   呢個盒夠唔夠硬淨㗎？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   呢个盒够唔够硬净㗎？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   ni¹ go³ hap^6-2 gau³ m⁴ gau³ ngaang⁶ zeng⁶ gaa³? [Jyutping]

   Is this box sturdy enough?

2. (Hokkien, of clothes) stiff; starched
3. (Teochew, of furniture made of fir wood) sturdy and durable
4. (Cantonese, Hokkien, of a person) tough; staunch

Synonyms

• (hard; sturdy): 結實／结实 (jiēshi), 堅固／坚固 (jiāngù)
• (tough; staunch): 堅強／坚强 (jiānqiáng)