硬生生

硬生生

Chinese

		hard; stiff; strong hard; stiff; strong; firm	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
simp. and trad. (硬生生)		硬	生	生

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìngshēngshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄥ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaang⁶ saang¹ saang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yìngshēngshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄥ ㄕㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinqshengsheng
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìngshengsheng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaang⁶ saang¹ saang¹
    • Yale: ngaahng sāang sāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaang⁶ saang¹ saang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngang⁶ sang¹ sang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋäːŋ²² säːŋ⁵⁵ säːŋ⁵⁵/

Adverb

硬生生

1. bluntly and forcibly; stiffly and ungently
2. unnaturally; stiffly