粵

硬ngaang6頸geng2

simp硬颈
ngaang6 geng2yìng jǐng

English

  1. (adjective) stubborn; obstinate
  2. hardheaded; stubborn; literally: having a stiff neck

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 固執,好難説服

Examples

  • 佢係個硬頸嘅女仔。

    She's a stubborn girl.

    Tatoeba · Riko CC BY

  • 阿Mary咁硬頸,唔會識道歉架嘞。

    Mary is too stubborn to apologize.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 我嘅朋友好硬頸,成日都唔聽人講

    My friend is really stubborn. He never listens to people.

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

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