嫩骨頭

Chinese

		tender; soft	bone; character; personal quality
trad. (嫩骨頭)		嫩	骨頭
simp. (嫩骨头)		嫩	骨头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nèngǔtou, nèngútou

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄣˋ ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ, ㄋㄣˋ ㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nèngǔtou
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄣˋ ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nèngǔto̊u
    • Wade–Giles: nên⁴-ku³-tʻou⁵
    • Yale: nèn-gǔ-tou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nennguu.tou
    • Palladius: нэньгутоу (nɛnʹgutou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nən⁵¹ ku²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, colloquial variant in Mainland, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nèngútou
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄣˋ ㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nèngúto̊u
    • Wade–Giles: nên⁴-ku²-tʻou⁵
    • Yale: nèn-gú-tou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nenngwu.tou
    • Palladius: нэньгутоу (nɛnʹgutou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nən⁵¹ ku³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/

Noun

嫩骨頭

1. (anatomy) cartilage

   Synonym: 軟骨／软骨 (ruǎngǔ)

2. (figuratively) someone who is spineless or cowardly