粵

堅gin1韌jan6

simp坚韧
gin1 jan6gin1 ngan6jiān rèn

English

  1. tough and durable
  2. tough and tensile
  3. tenacious

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔易爛、拉唔斷

Examples

  • 呢種布料又真係幾堅韌,點扯都唔爛。

    This is so tough cloth; I can stretch it with all my strength and it won't even tear for a bit.

  • 学好一门外语需要坚韧不拔的毅力。

    Mastering a foreign language involves a lot of patience.

    Tatoeba · yuzazaza CC BY

  • 獵人們用堅韌的繩網把野生動物捉住了。

    The hunters captured the wild animal with a strong rope net.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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