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Chinese
Pronunciation
Adjective
硬頸
- (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka) stubborn; stiff-necked
1887, 本仁約翰 , translated by 容懿美 , 《人靈戰紀》 , 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。
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。 - 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, “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
初初啊兄弟共下硬颈来拚 - chhû-chhû â hiûng-thi khiung-ha ngang-kiáng lòi pia
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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