頑強

See also: 顽强

Chinese

 
mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; naughty
 
strength; force; power; powerful; better
trad. (頑強)
simp. (顽强)

Pronunciation


Adjective

頑強

  1. staunch; tenacious; indomitable

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 頑強不屈顽强不屈

Japanese

Kanji in this term
がん
Grade: S
きょう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

/ɡwankjau//ɡwankjɔː//ɡwankjoː//ɡankjoː/

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 頑強 (ŋuan gǐaŋ, literally obstinate + strong). Compare modern Cantonese reading waan4 koeng4, Mandarin wánqiáng.

Pronunciation

Adjective

頑強 (-na inflection, hiragana がんきょう, rōmaji gankyō, historical hiragana ぐわんきやう)

  1. strong, tough, hardy
  2. tenacious, stubborn, obstinate, adamant

Inflection

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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