硬ngaang6嘢je5

English

1. something solid
2. hard; a coin (usually implies an ungenerous gift especially when receiving coins in a red packet); tough; strong; powerful; something difficult to handle [colloquial]
3. a dollar, a coin (e.g. coins in a red packet). Literally: solid thingsunreviewed?
4. strong, powerful, tough, difficult to handle or control (e.g. alcohol that is very strong, people who are hard to deal with)unreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 指硬幣（好似利是入面嘅碎銀）unreviewed?
2. 好掯(kang3)嘅、好犀利嘅嘢（例如濃度好高嘅酒，好難應付嘅人）unreviewed?

Examples

• unreviewed?

  嘩，呢條女係硬嘢嚟喎，你同佢合作要小心啲喇。

  Wow, this girl is a tough one, you need to be careful to cooperate with her.

• unreviewed?

  以前封利是唔係個個有錢俾銀紙，有啲細路無家教一摸到利是入面係硬嘢就會扁咀。

  In the past, not everyone could afford to put bank notes in red envelopes. Some ill-mannered children would show displeasure if they found only a coin in the red pocket. ----