勉min5強koeng5

English

1. to do with difficulty
2. doing something beyond certain capability or against one's will; reluctantly
3. unwilling
4. to force someone to do something against their will
5. to force sb to do sth
6. barely enough; reluctantly enough
7. reluctant
8. unconvincing; inadequate; far-fetched
9. barely enough

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 心入面唔想，或者冇足夠能力，但係又夾硬去做
2. 睇落唔願意、唔想做某件事
3. 強迫人哋做佢哋唔想做嘅事
4. 唔足夠；掹掹緊
5. 夾硬嚟、牽強，好難令人信服

Examples

• 勉強冇幸福

  if you don't want to do something, forcing yourself to do it won't bring you happiness

• 咁勉強，由佢嘞。

  If you're unwilling, forget about it. ----

• 一個人拎好似好勉強。

  It's barely enough to have only one person carrying all these.

• 佢勉強食咗啲嘢就去咗瞓覺。

  He didn't have the appetite, but forced himself to eat something before he went to bed.

• 兩千蚊用一個月有啲勉強喎。

  Using just two grands a month is barely enough. ----

• 佢唔識飲酒㗎，你唔好勉強佢啦！

  She doesn't drink. Don't force her.

• 個理由咁勉強，我好難俾你放假喎。

  Your reason sounds more like an excuse to me. I can't possibly give you a leave for that.

• 你個樣好似好勉強噉喎，唔願做就出聲啦！

  You don't look like you want to do this. Just speak your heart out.