(Tw) (coll.) to defend an untenable position with ridiculous arguments (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ngē-áu]); Taiwan pr. [ying4ao1]
Characters in this word
2硬
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hard; stiff; solid, (fig.) strong; firm, resolutely; uncompromisingly, laboriously; with great difficulty, good (quality); able (person), (of food) filling; substantial
- Pinyin
- yìng
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 3082 of 2500
拗
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variant of 拗[ao4]
- Pinyin
- ào
- Traditional
- 抝
- Strokes
- 8