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硬
要
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Jyutping
ngaang6 jiu3
Pinyin
yìng yào
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
firmly set on doing sth
to insist on doing
determined in one's course of action
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to insist on doing; to firmly set on doing something
(syn.) 强欲, 強欲, 硬欲
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
你唔好监硬要佢做苦工。
你唔好監硬要佢做苦工。
nei5 m4 hou2 gaam3 ngaang2 jiu3 keoi5 zou6 fu2 gung1.
Don't force him to do harsh work