頑強

See also: 顽强

Chinese

 
mischievous; obstinate; to play
mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; naughty
 
strength; force; power
strength; force; power; powerful; better
trad. (頑強) 頑 強
simp. (顽强) 顽 强

Pronunciation


Adjective

頑強

  1. staunch; tenacious; indomitable
    雙腿殘疾,被父母拋棄,她頑強生活,成為千萬富豪。 [MSC, trad.]
    双腿残疾,被父母抛弃,她顽强生活,成为千万富豪。 [MSC, simp.]
    Shuāngtuǐ cánjí, bèi fùmǔ pāoqì, tā wánqiáng shēnghuó, chéngwéi qiānwàn fùháo. [Pinyin]
    Disabled in both legs and abandoned by her parents, she lived tenaciously and became a multimillionaire.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 頑強不屈/顽强不屈

Japanese

Kanji in this term
頑 強
がん
Grade: S
きょう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

/ɡwankjau/ → /ɡwankjɔː/ → /ɡwankjoː/ → /ɡankjoː/

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 頑強/顽强 (ŋuan gǐaŋ, literally “obstinate + strong”). Compare modern Cantonese reading waan4 koeng4, Mandarin wánqiáng.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) がんきょー [gàńkyóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡã̠ŋʲkʲo̞ː]

Adjective

頑(がん)強(きょう) • (gankyō) ←ぐわんきやう (gwankyau)?-na (adnominal 頑(がん)強(きょう)な (gankyō na), adverbial 頑(がん)強(きょう)に (gankyō ni))

  1. strong, tough, hardy
  2. tenacious, stubborn, obstinate, adamant

Inflection

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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