韌 [韧]

Jyutping ngan6
Pinyin rèn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. annealed/pliable but strong/tough/tenacious/resilient
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    質地​柔軟​但​係​堅固
    (texture of food or material) rubbery but tough
    • 嚿牛扒咁韌阿婆點咬呀？
      嚿牛扒咁韧阿婆点咬呀？
      The steak is too rubbery. How is grandma supposed to eat it?
    • 條橡筋唔夠韌，一拉就斷。
      条橡筋唔够韧，一拉就断。
      The rubber band is not tough enough. It breaks once you stretch it.
  2. 參看
    肕
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    strong; tough; robust; sturdy
  2. character, Cantonese
    tough; hard to chew or cut
    • 我觉得呢块肉韧咗啲。
      我觉得呢块肉韧咗啲。
      ngo5 gok3 dak1 nei1 faai3 juk6 ngan6 zo2 di1.
      I think this piece of meat is a bit too tough.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 老
  2. 嚼不爛 – 嚼不烂
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #749

韌 [韧]

Jyutping jan6
Pinyin rèn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. annealed
  2. pliable but strong
  3. tough
  4. tenacious
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. annealed/pliable but strong/tough/tenacious/resilient
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    質地​柔軟​但​係​堅固
    (texture of food or material) rubbery but tough
    • 嚿牛扒咁韌阿婆點咬呀？
      嚿牛扒咁韧阿婆点咬呀？
      The steak is too rubbery. How is grandma supposed to eat it?
    • 條橡筋唔夠韌，一拉就斷。
      条橡筋唔够韧，一拉就断。
      The rubber band is not tough enough. It breaks once you stretch it.
  2. 參看
    肕
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. strong and pliable, resilient
  2. (Cant.) tough, elastic
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    DQSHI
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    QSSHI
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    猎人们用坚韧的绳网把野生动物捉住了。
    獵人們用堅韌的繩網把野生動物捉住了。
    liè rén men yòng jiān rèn de shéng wǎng bǎ yě shēng dòng wù zhuō zhù le 。
    • The hunters captured the wild animal with a strong rope net.
  2. Mandarin
    学好一门外语需要坚韧不拔的毅力。
    學好一門外語需要堅韌不拔的毅力。
    xué hǎo yī mén wài yǔ xū yào jiān rèn bù bá de yì lì 。
    • Mastering a foreign language involves a lot of patience.
  3. Mandarin
    我凭韧性克服了困难。
    我憑韌性克服了困難。
    wǒ píng rèn xìng kè fú le kùn nan 。
    • I got over the difficulty with my characteristic tenacity.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    啲塑胶用耐咗之后韧力会变差，好易断。
    啲塑膠用耐咗之後韌力會變差，好易斷。
    di1 sok3 gaau1 jung6 noi6 zo2 zi1 hau6 ngan6 lik6 wui5 bin3 caa1, hou2 ji6 tyun5.
    • Some plastic would become less flexible when it is overused, and may break easily.
  2. Cantonese
    呢个比赛真系韧力嘅大试验。
    呢個比賽真係韌力嘅大試驗。
    nei1 go3 bei2 coi3 zan1 hai6 ngan6 lik6 ge3 daai6 si3 jim6.
    • This competition is really a great test of stamina.
  3. Cantonese
    十字韧带撕裂
    十字韌帶撕裂
    sap6 zi6 jan6 daai2 si1 lit6
    • cruciate ligament injury; cruciate ligament tear
  4. Cantonese
    十字韧带
    十字韌帶
    sap6 zi6 jan6 daai2
    • cruciate ligament
  5. Cantonese
    专业运动员成日断韧带。
    專業運動員成日斷韌帶。
    zyun1 jip6 wan6 dung6 jyun4 seng4 jat6 tyun5 jan6 daai2.
    • Professional athletes often tear their ligaments.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    铜也是一种可以考虑的材质（图86），比较容易取得，价格也比较便宜，加工比较容易，因为够软，而且铜虽然较软，可是在磨擦加热的时候会产生韧性，用铝做为材质，既轻又硬，然相对的就脆，当材质脆的时候，磨损就会变成粉末，会有很多屑，铜就不会。
    銅也是一種可以考慮的材質（圖86），比較容易取得，價格也比較便宜，加工比較容易，因為夠軟，而且銅雖然較軟，可是在磨擦加熱的時候會產生韌性，用鋁做爲材質，既輕又硬，然相對的就脆，當材質脆的時候，磨損就會變成粉末，會有很多屑，銅就不會。
    tóng yě shì yī zhǒng kě yǐ kǎo lǜ de cái zhì （ tú ８ ６ ） ， bǐ jiào róng yì qǔ dé ， jià gé yě bǐ jiào pián yí ， jiā gōng bǐ jiào róng yì ， yīn wèi gòu ruǎn ， ér qiě tóng suī rán jiào ruǎn ， kě shì zài mó cā jiā rè de shí hòu huì chǎn shēng rèn xìng ， yòng lǚ zuò wéi cái zhì ， jì qīng yòu yìng ， rán xiàng duì de jiù cuì ， dāng cái zhì cuì de shí hòu ， mó sǔn jiù huì biàn chéng fěn mò ， huì yǒu hěn duō xiè ， tóng jiù bù huì ．
    • X
  2. Mandarin
    我买的海菜一泡就软了，没韧性了。
    我買的海菜一泡就軟了，沒韌性了。
    wǒ mǎi de hǎi cài yī pào jiù ruǎn le ， méi rèn xìng le ．
    • The seaweed I bought went soft as soon as I soaked it and lost its elasticity.