軟弱

See also: 软弱

Chinese

	soft; flexible	weak; feeble; young weak; feeble; young; inferior
trad. (軟弱)	軟	弱
simp. (软弱)	软	弱
variant forms	輭弱

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ruǎnruò

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁵ joek⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngiôn-ngio̍k
Min Nan (POJ): loán-lio̍k / loán-jio̍k / loán-jia̍k / nńg-lio̍h

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: ruǎnruò
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanruoh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁵ joek⁶
  - Yale: yúhn yeuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁵ joek⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁵ yêg⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn¹³ jœ̽ːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiôn-ngio̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngion´ ngiog
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngion¹ ngiog⁶
  - IPA: /ɲi̯on²⁴⁻¹¹ ɲi̯ok̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: loán-lio̍k
  - Tâi-lô: luán-lio̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loafnliok
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /luan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /luan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: loán-jio̍k
  - Tâi-lô: luán-jio̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loafnjiok
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /luan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡ʑiɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /luan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ʑiɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: loán-jia̍k
  - Tâi-lô: luán-jia̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loafnjiak
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /luan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡ʑiak̚¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nńg-lio̍h
  - Tâi-lô: nńg-lio̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: nngflioih
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɤʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lioʔ⁴/

Adjective

軟弱

weak; feeble; infirm
(figuratively) weak; useless; lacking courage

Synonyms

(weak; feeble): 薄弱 (bóruò), 脆弱 (cuìruò), 虧弱／亏弱 (kuīruò), 衰弱 (shuāiruò), 虛虧／虚亏 (xūkuī), 虛弱／虚弱 (xūruò); (Min Nan) 荏弱, 虛荏／虚荏

Antonyms

(weak; feeble): 堅強／坚强 (jiānqiáng), 堅毅／坚毅 (jiānyì), 強健／强健 (qiángjiàn), 茁壯／茁壮 (zhuózhuàng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
軟	弱
なん Grade: S	じゃく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Adjective

軟弱 (-na inflection, hiragana なんじゃく, rōmaji nanjaku)

weak, soft
低 (てい)地 (ち)には軟弱 (なんじゃく)な地 (じ)盤 (ばん)が多 (おお)い。
Teichi ni wa nanjakuna jiban ga ōi.
In lowlands soft ground is common.
weak-willed, spineless
(finance, stock market) bearish, weak
市 (し)場 (じょう)が軟弱 (なんじゃく)だ。
Shijō ga nanjaku da.
The market is bearish.

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