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simkvoaf khaq-gve thiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

heart harder than iron (in the sense of showing no pity or refusing to make up a dispute)

鐵石心腸

syaq gve zhuiephoea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

be unwilling to admit one's defeat; yield with bad grace; be a poor loser

死鴉子硬嘴巴; 嘴硬

zhuix gvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

zhuix gve; talk tough; refuse to admit mistake

嘴硬

🗣 gvexhoax/gvixhoax 🗣 (u: gve/gvi'hoax) 硬化 [wt][mo] ngē-huà/ngī-huà [#]

1. () (CE) to harden; hardening; sclerosis; fig. to become rigid or inflexible in opinions; to ossify || 硬化
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣u: Nng ee siaux'lieen`ee tøf aix kaq pag be li`aq, lie soaq gve'beq ka laang thiaq'svoax. 兩个少年的都愛甲剝袂離矣，你煞硬欲共人拆散。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

兩個年輕人愛到拆不開，你偏偏硬要將人家拆散。

🗣u: Tai'cix beeng'beeng tøf y zøx`ee, y gve'ao korng si pat'laang. 代誌明明都伊做的，伊硬拗講是別人。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

事情分明就是他做的，他硬扯說是別人。

🗣u: Hef chiuo'ky'ar tøf ie'kefng u tvar tuix'cied`aq, y køq gve'ao, kiøx tiaxm'oaan saxng y tien'tii kaq phoex'kvia. 彼手機仔都已經有打對折矣，伊閣硬拗，叫店員送伊電池佮配件。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

那個手機都已經打了對折了，他還強求，叫店員送他電池和配件。

🗣u: Y lat'thaau cviaa par, hiaq zhof ee thiq'ky e'sae gve'ao zøx kao'zap to. 伊力頭誠飽，遐粗的鐵枝會使硬拗做九十度。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他力氣很充足，那麼粗的鐵條可以硬扳成九十度。

🗣u: Goarn buo`ar cyn giarm'gve, m'na sea'svaf, zuo'png, chi zefng'svef'ar, ma aix pox'zhaan, søf'zhao, taux koaq'tiu'ar, tak hang tøf zøx kaq ciaau tiøh. 阮母仔真儼硬，毋但洗衫、煮飯、飼精牲仔，嘛愛佈田、挲草、鬥割稻仔，逐項都做甲齊著。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我母親很堅強，不但得洗衣服、煮飯、餵雞鴨，也要幫忙種田、鋤草、割稻子，樣樣都做遍了。

🗣u: AF'hoaa beeng'kii tøf pag'lai bøo køf, gve sie beq ti zexng'laang bin'zeeng giim'sy, giim kaq m'cviaa sviaf'tiau, ho laang chiøx korng “bøo moo kef kea toa'keq”. 阿華明其都腹內無膏，硬死欲佇眾人面前吟詩，吟甲毋成聲調，予人笑講「無毛雞假大格」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

阿華明明就沒什麼學問，硬是要在眾人面前吟詩，吟得荒腔走板，被人家嘲笑「無毛雞假裝體格高大」。

🗣u: Yn si'toa'laang korng ee oe y tøf bøo teq sixn'tao`aq, lie høo'mie'khor “bøo kee giaa kaw'ie”, gve beq ka y khoarn'khngx. 𪜶序大人講的話伊都無咧信篤矣，你何乜苦「無枷夯交椅」，硬欲共伊款勸。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他父母親說的話他都不理會了，你何苦「自找麻煩」，硬要苦勸他。

zhuix gvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix gve; zhuix gvi; (gve'zhuix'pef) [[...]] 

talk tough, refuse to admit mistake

嘴硬

kaxgve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka'gve [[...]] 

hold fast to a standpoint or a position one takes on a given question

咬緊立場

kionggve/kionggvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kioong'gve [[...]] 

firm, resolute, uncompromising

強硬

• kionggve ee thaeto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kioong'gve ee thaix'to [[...]] 
  firm attitude
  強硬的態度

• kionggve ee chiwtvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kioong'gve ee chiuo'tvoa [[...]] 
  drastic measures
  強硬的手段

gve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve; (gvi) [[...]] 

stiff, firm (attitude), obstinate, inflexible, stand erect

硬

• Cid ky tek'ar cyn gve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ky teg'ar cyn gve. [[...]] 
  This bamboo stick is inflexible.
  這枝竹子很硬。

• Thaeto cyn gve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaix'to cyn gve. [[...]] 
  His attitude is very inflexible.
  態度很硬。

• Sie kaq gvexkhokkhog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sie kaq gve'khog'khog. [[...]] 
  The corpse has already become rigid.
  死得硬幫幫的。

• giafmgve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giarm'gve [[...]] 
  strong, lusty, and bold (as a young man)
  硬朗,堅忍

• pvoargvexnngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'gve'nngr [[...]] 
  between too much firmness and too much yielding, half threatening and half pacifying
  軟硬兼施

gvexbøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'boeq; gve'bøeq [[...]] 

demand insistently

硬要

• gvexboeq ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'boeq ciah; gve'bøeq ciah [[...]] 
  want to eat by all means (at all costs)
  硬要吃

• gvexboeq khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'boeq khix; gve'bøeq khix [[...]] 
  want to go by all means, at all costs or at all risks
  硬要去

gvexzhuiepef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'zhuix'pef [[...]] 

talk tough, refuse to admit mistake

嘴硬

• Syah'ar gvexzhuiepef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sie'aq'ar gve'zhuix'pef [[...]] 
  person who doesn't ever admit his mistake even if he should die (Lit. The bill of a dead duck remains stiff.)
  死鴨嘴硬,死不承認

gvexgee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'gee [[...]] 

talk tough, refuse to admit mistake

死不承認,嘴硬

gvixkha'kefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'khaf'kefng; gvi'khaf'kefng [[...]] 

several persons force to do something

苦撐(幾個人合力)

gvexkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'khix; (gvi'khix) [[...]] 

very honest, of great integrity, very open, blunt, straight-forward or plain-speaking, not afraid to tell a man his faults to his face, firm and manly

正直,剛毅

gve kix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve kix [[...]] 

memorize by rote

死記

• Sinji aix gve kix ciaq u hoatto. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Syn'ji aix gve kix ciaq u hoad'to. [[...]] 
  New words have to be memorized, then you can recall them.
  新字要硬記才有辦法。

gve liah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve liah [[...]] 

to convince someone to do something they don't want to do, twist someone's arm to make someone do something

硬捉

• Y na m khix bøo iaokirn, larn ka y gve liah khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na m khix bøo iaux'kirn, larn ka y gve liah khix. [[...]] 
  It doesn't matter if he doesn't want to go, let's twist his arm into going.
  他如果不去沒關係,我們把他硬捉去。

gvexpeg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'peg [[...]] 

compel or force, press hard for

硬逼

• gvexpeg y zøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'peg y zøx; gve'peg y zøx/zøex [[...]] 
  compel him to do it
  硬逼他做

gvextao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'tao [[...]] 

difficult, hard (work), hard to handle

棘手,難應付

gvexthuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'thuy [[...]] 

force oneself to do something (eating, studying, etc)

硬撐

gvextit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'tit; (thor'tit) [[...]] 

straightforward and not afraid to give offence

剛直

gvexto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'to [[...]] 

without spontaneity, in a forced manner, involuntarily

勉強

• Zøx bexviaa, gvexto zøx, mxciaq e taesinmia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx be'viaa, gve'to zøx, m'ciaq e taix'syn'mia.; Zøx bøe'viaa, gve'to zøx, m'ciaq øe taix'syn'mia. [[...]] 
  You forced yourself to do something you are not capable of doing so you are sick.
  沒辦法做,勉強做才會生病。

• Laang mxkherng ho y, y gvexto boeq aix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang m'kherng ho y, y gve'to boeq aix.; Laang m'kherng ho y, y gve'to bøeq aix. [[...]] 
  The person didn't want to give it to him but he insisted upon having it.
  別人不肯給他,他強要。

gvexto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'to [[...]] 

degree of hardness

硬度

syaq gve zhuiepef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'aq gve zhuix'pef [[...]] 

be unwilling to admit one's defeat, yield with bad grace, be a poor loser

死鴉子硬嘴巴,嘴硬

simkvoaf khaq gve thiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sym'kvoaf khaq gve thiq [[...]] 

heart harder than iron (in the sense of showing no pity or refusing to make up a dispute)

鐵石心腸

tuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo [[...]] 

just now, to meet with, to run across, just the thing, be given in payment in place of something else, deduct or keep off so much from a payment, e. g. , for debt or on account of a fault

遇,抵,剛才

• ciah twsiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah tuo'siaux [[...]] 
  eat without paying , as payment of debt due as by the man who supplies the food
  吃來抵賬

• Ho lie tuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho lie tuo. [[...]] 
  I will allow you to deduct it from my wages (or from the cost).
  給你抵賬。

• loaxze tuo loaxze [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loa'ze tuo loa'ze [[...]] 
  Hmp! He says it cost him that much, but I have my doubts.
  多少多少的(我不信)

• gve tuo gve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve tuo gve [[...]] 
  each party refusing to make any abatement of claims
  硬碰硬

• siøtuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'tuo [[...]] 
  meet with each other coming different ways
  相遇

• thautw'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'tuo'ar [[...]] 
  just now, a moment ago
  剛才

gvexbøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'bøeq [[...]] 

to insist, to importune, to be determined to have

硬要

gvexpeg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'peg [[...]] 

to compel

硬逼

gvexthøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'thøx [[...]] 

to apply arbitrarily

gvexto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'to [[...]] 

hardness, temper

硬度

gvexto 硬度 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'to [[...]] 

degree of hardness

硬度

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