勉min5勉min5強koeng5強koeng5

simp勉勉强强

min5 min5 koeng5 koeng5miǎn miǎn qiǎng qiǎng

English

to achieve with difficulty
only just up to the task
barely adequate

Examples

他在鋼琴面前坐了下來，勉勉強強地彈了一首生日歌。
He sat down at the piano and plonked out as best he could the "Happy Birthday" song.
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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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