ngaang6 gwat6 gwat6硬倔倔
Jyutpingngaang6 gwat6 gwat6
Yalengaahng gwaht gwaht
Definition
Very hard; stiff and unyielding.
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How it's used
Reduplication of adjectives is a common way to intensify meaning in Cantonese. Adding the suffix 倔倔 emphasizes that the object is not just firm, but unpleasantly or stubbornly hard. It is frequently used for food that has gone stale or was cooked poorly, but can also describe physical objects that lack any flexibility.
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Do not confuse this with the adjective 倔強, which describes a person's stubborn personality. While they share the same character, 硬倔倔 is strictly for physical texture.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
