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Chinese
Etymology
From Hokkien, possibly 楗 (kēng) or 矜 (keng).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ㄍㄧㄥ (Taiwanese Mandarin, slang)
- obstinate
- nonexpressive and nervously tense; rarely showing feelings; inhibited; stiff and uncomfortable
跟大家不熟的時候很ㄍㄧㄥ。 [MSC, trad.]
跟大家不熟的时候很ㄍㄧㄥ。 [MSC, simp.]- Gēn dàjiā bùshú de shíhòu hěn g'īng.
- When he's around people he's not familiar with, he gets very tense.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “stiff”): (Standard Mandarin) 放膽／放胆 (fàngdǎn), 放鬆／放松 (fàngsōng), 放得開／放得开 (fàngdekāi)
Adverb
ㄍㄧㄥ (Taiwanese Mandarin, slang)
- obstinately
Verb
ㄍㄧㄥ (Taiwanese Mandarin, slang)
- to hold on firmly despite extreme adversity, pain, etc.
Synonyms
- (Standard Mandarin) 硬撐／硬撑
Usage notes
- Loanwords from Taiwanese Hokkien are occasionally written in Bopomofo, so as to alert the reader that the word should be pronounced according to its sound in Hokkien rather than Mandarin.