ㄍㄧㄥ
Chinese
editphonetic | ||
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simp. and trad. (ㄍㄧㄥ) |
ㄍㄧㄥ |
Alternative forms
edit- ㄍㄧㄣ (gīn)
Etymology
editFrom Hokkien, possibly 楗 (kēng) or 矜 (keng).
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ging
- Wade–Giles: king1
- Yale: gīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ging
- Palladius: гин (gin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Adjective
editㄍㄧㄥ (Taiwanese Mandarin, slang)
- obstinate
- nonexpressive and nervously tense; rarely showing feelings; inhibited; stiff and uncomfortable
Antonyms
editAdverb
editㄍㄧㄥ (Taiwanese Mandarin, slang)
Verb
editㄍㄧㄥ (Taiwanese Mandarin, slang)
- to hold on firmly despite extreme adversity, pain, etc.
Synonyms
editUsage notes
edit- 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.