軟弱

軟弱

See also: 软弱

Chinese

		soft; flexible	weak; feeble; young weak; feeble; young; inferior
trad. (軟弱)		軟	弱
simp. (软弱)		软	弱
variant forms		輭弱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ruǎnruò

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁵ joek⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngiôn-ngio̍k
• Min Nan (POJ): loán-lio̍k / loán-jio̍k / loán-jia̍k / nńg-lio̍h

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: ruǎnruò
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanruoh
    • IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁵ joek⁶
    • Yale: yúhn yeuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁵ joek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁵ yêg⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /jyːn¹³ jœ̽ːk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiôn-ngio̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngion´ ngiog
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngion¹ ngiog⁶
    • IPA: /ɲi̯on²⁴⁻¹¹ ɲi̯ok̚⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: loán-lio̍k
    • Tâi-lô: luán-lio̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: loafnliok
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /luan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /luan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɔk̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: loán-jio̍k
    • Tâi-lô: luán-jio̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: loafnjiok
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /luan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡ʑiɔk̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /luan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ʑiɔk̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: loán-jia̍k
    • Tâi-lô: luán-jia̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: loafnjiak
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /luan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡ʑiak̚¹²¹/
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nńg-lio̍h
    • Tâi-lô: nńg-lio̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nngflioih
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɤʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lioʔ⁴/

Adjective

軟弱

1. weak; feeble; infirm
2. (figuratively) weak; useless; lacking courage

Synonyms

• (weak; feeble): 薄弱 (bóruò), 脆弱 (cuìruò), 虧弱／亏弱 (kuīruò), 衰弱 (shuāiruò), 虛虧／虚亏 (xūkuī), 虛弱／虚弱 (xūruò); (Min Nan) 荏弱, 虛荏／虚荏

Antonyms

• (weak; feeble): 堅強／坚强 (jiānqiáng), 堅毅／坚毅 (jiānyì), 強健／强健 (qiángjiàn), 茁壯／茁壮 (zhuózhuàng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
軟	弱
なん Grade: S	じゃく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Adjective

軟弱 (-na inflection, hiragana なんじゃく, rōmaji nanjaku)

1. weak, soft

   低 (てい)地 (ち)には軟弱 (なんじゃく)な地 (じ)盤 (ばん)が多 (おお)い。

   Teichi ni wa nanjakuna jiban ga ōi.

   In lowlands soft ground is common.

2. weak-willed, spineless
3. (finance, stock market) bearish, weak

   市 (し)場 (じょう)が軟弱 (なんじゃく)だ。

   Shijō ga nanjaku da.

   The market is bearish.