硬頸

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See also: 硬颈

Chinese

		hard; stiff; strong hard; stiff; strong; firm	neck
trad. (硬頸)		硬	頸
simp. (硬颈)		硬	颈

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìngjǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngaang⁶ geng²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ngang⁵ giang²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngang-kiáng

(Hailu, HRS): ngang^˖ giang^ˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìngjǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìngjǐng
  - Wade–Giles: ying⁴-ching³
  - Yale: yìng-jǐng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinqjiing
  - Palladius: инцзин (inczin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    應景／应景
    硬頸／硬颈
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaang⁶ geng²
  - Yale: ngaahng géng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaang⁶ geng²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngang⁶ géng²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːŋ²² kɛːŋ³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ngang⁵ giang²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡaŋ³² kiaŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngang-kiáng
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngang giang^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngang⁴ giang³
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋaŋ⁵⁵ ki̯aŋ³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngang^˖ giang^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋaŋ³³ kiaŋ²⁴/

Adjective

硬頸

(chiefly Cantonese, Hakka) stubborn; stiff-necked
- 1887, 本仁約翰 [John Bunyan], translated by 容懿美 [Emma Young], 《人靈戰紀》 [The Holy War]‎, 浸信會:
  
  你哋如果咁硬頸、總軍不久就領兵嚟征伐你哋歸服全能王呀。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  你哋如果咁硬颈、总军不久就领兵嚟征伐你哋归服全能王呀。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  nei⁵ dei⁶ jyu⁴ gwo² gam³ ngaang⁶ geng², zung² gwan¹ bat¹ gau² zau⁶ ling⁵ bing¹ lai⁴ zing¹ fat⁶ nei⁵ dei⁶ gwai¹ fuk⁶ cyun⁴ nang⁴ wong⁴ aa³.
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(chiefly Hakka) dauntless; hardheaded
- 2014, 黃瑋傑 (lyrics and music), “阿芳仔个家族農業史”, in 《天光。日》‎, performed by 黃瑋傑:
  
  初初啊兄弟共下硬頸來拚 [Sixian Hakka, trad.]
  初初啊兄弟共下硬颈来拚 [Sixian Hakka, simp.]
  chhû-chhû â hiûng-thi khiung-ha ngang-kiáng lòi pia [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]
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Usage notes

The use of the sense “dauntless” is usually in relation to the so-called “Hakka spirit”.

Noun

硬頸

(medicine) neck stiffness

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