硬著頭皮

Chinese

		hard; stiff; strong hard; stiff; strong; firm	particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer	scalp; dandruff
trad. (硬著頭皮)		硬	著	頭皮
simp. (硬着头皮)		硬	着	头皮

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìngzhe tóupí

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄊㄡˊ ㄆㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaang⁶ zoek⁶ tau⁴ pei⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìngzhe tóupí
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄊㄡˊ ㄆㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìngjhe̊ tóupí
    • Wade–Giles: ying⁴-chê⁵ tʻou²-pʻi²
    • Yale: yìng-je tóu-pí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinq.je tourpyi
    • Palladius: инчжэ тоупи (inčžɛ toupi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pʰi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaang⁶ zoek⁶ tau⁴ pei⁴
    • Yale: ngaahng jeuhk tàuh pèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaang⁶ dzoek⁹ tau⁴ pei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngang⁶ zêg⁶ teo⁴ péi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːŋ²² t͡sœːk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹ pʰei̯²¹/

Idiom

硬著頭皮

1. to brace oneself to do something difficult or against one's will