軟䭕

See also: 软𬲕

Chinese

		soft; flexible	tasteless
trad. (軟䭕)		軟	䭕
simp. (软𬲕)		软	𬲕
alternative forms		軟𩟗／软𫗚軟汫／软汫軟茈／软茈軟弱／软弱軟孱／软孱軟𩟗／软𫗚軟汫／软汫軟茈／软茈軟弱／软弱軟孱／软孱軟整／软整

Pronunciation

Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): nńg-chiáⁿ / núi-chiáⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): neng² zian²

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nńg-chiáⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: nńg-tsiánn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: nngfcviar
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: núi-chiáⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: nuí-tsiánn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: nuycviar
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: neng² zian²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nṳ́ng tsiáⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

Adjective

軟䭕

(Hokkien, Teochew) (physically) weak; feeble
- 1936, 梁松林, 特編英臺出世新歌（下）‎, Taipei: 周協隆書店:
  
  有食脚骨袂軟汫　今着開步閣再行 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  有食脚骨袂软汫　今着开步阁再行 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  ū chia̍h kha-kut bōe nńg-chiáⁿ, taⁿ tio̍h khui-pō͘ koh-chài kiâⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Having eaten, the legs won't be weak; now [I] must make big strides and walk again
(Hokkien, of a person) (mentally, emotionally) weak; delicate
- 2018, 黃奇斌 [Ng Ki-pin] (lyrics and music), “浪流連 [Waves Wandering]”‎performed by 茄子蛋 [EggPlantEgg]:
  
  恁攏了解我會掩崁我的軟汫 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  恁拢了解我会掩崁我的软汫 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  lín lóng liáu-kái góa ē am-khàm góa ê nńg-chiáⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  And y'all know how I tuck away my lows and woes

Synonyms

單薄／单薄 (dānbó)
孤單／孤单 (gūdān)
孱弱 (chánruò) (literary)
弱 (ruò)
微弱 (wēiruò)
柔弱 (róuruò)
瘦弱 (shòuruò)
瘦瘠 (shòují)
羸弱 (léiruò)
脆弱 (cuìruò)
荏弱 (Hokkien)
薄弱 (bóruò)
虛弱／虚弱 (xūruò)
虛荏／虚荏 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
虛虧／虚亏 (xūkuī)
虧弱／亏弱 (kuīruò)
衰弱 (shuāiruò)
軟弱／软弱 (ruǎnruò)
雌 (cí) (literary)
體弱／体弱 (tǐruò)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “physically weak”):

(antonym(s) of “mentally weak”):

倔強／倔强
儼硬／俨硬 (Hokkien)
剛強／刚强 (gāngqiáng)
剛愎／刚愎 (gāngbì) (literary)
剛毅／刚毅 (gāngyì)
剛烈／刚烈 (gāngliè)
堅強／坚强 (jiānqiáng)
堅毅／坚毅 (jiānyì)
婞直 (xìngzhí)
悻直 (xìngzhí) (literary)
擰／拧 (nìng)
頑強／顽强 (wánqiáng)

Further reading

“Entry #7935”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

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