軟䭕

See also: 软𬲕

Chinese

		soft; flexible	tasteless
trad. (軟䭕)		軟	䭕
simp. (软𬲕)		软	𬲕
alternative forms		軟𩟗／软𫗚 軟汫／软汫 軟茈／软茈 軟弱／软弱 軟孱／软孱 軟𩟗／软𫗚 軟汫／软汫 軟茈／软茈 軟弱／软弱 軟孱／软孱 軟整／软整

Pronunciation

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): nńg-chiáⁿ / núi-chiáⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): neng² zian²

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nńg-chiáⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: nńg-tsiánn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nngfcviar
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: núi-chiáⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: nuí-tsiánn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nuycviar
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: neng² zian²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nṳ́ng tsiáⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

Adjective

軟䭕

1. (Hokkien, Teochew) (physically) weak; feeble
   • 1936, 梁松林, 特編英臺出世新歌（下）‎^[1], Taipei: 周協隆書店:

     有食脚骨袂軟汫　今着開步閣再行 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     有食脚骨袂软汫　今着开步阁再行 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     ū chia̍h kha-kut bōe nńg-chiáⁿ, taⁿ tio̍h khui-pō͘ koh-chài kiâⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Having eaten, the legs won't be weak; now [I] must make big strides and walk again

2. (Hokkien, of a person) (mentally, emotionally) weak; delicate
   • 2018, 黃奇斌 [Ng Ki-pin] (lyrics and music), “浪流連 [Waves Wandering]”‎^[2]performed by 茄子蛋 [EggPlantEgg]:

     恁攏了解我會掩崁我的軟汫 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     恁拢了解我会掩崁我的软汫 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     lín lóng liáu-kái góa ē am-khàm góa ê nńg-chiáⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     And y'all know how I tuck away my lows and woes

Synonyms

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• 冉弱 (rǎnruò) (literary)
• 單薄 / 单薄 (dānbó)
• 孤單 / 孤单 (gūdān)
• 孱弱 (chánruò) (literary)
• 弱 (ruò)
• 微弱 (wēiruò)
• 柔弱 (róuruò)
• 瘦弱 (shòuruò)
• 瘦瘠 (shòují)
• 羸弱 (léiruò)
• 脆弱 (cuìruò)
• 荏弱 (Hokkien)
• 薄弱 (bóruò)
• 虛弱 / 虚弱 (xūruò)
• 虛荏 / 虚荏 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 虛虧 / 虚亏 (xūkuī)
• 虧弱 / 亏弱 (kuīruò)
• 衰弱 (shuāiruò)
• 軟弱 / 软弱 (ruǎnruò)
• 軟蔫蔫 / 软蔫蔫 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 雌 (cí) (literary)
• 體弱 / 体弱 (tǐruò)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “physically weak”):

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• 健壯 / 健壮 (jiànzhuàng)
• 健斗 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 健朗 (jiànlǎng)
• 健身 (Hokkien)
• 𠕇擢 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 勇健 (Hokkien)
• 勇壯 / 勇壮 (Hokkien, literary)
• 勇跤 (Hokkien)
• 堅實 / 坚实 (jiānshí)
• 壯健 / 壮健 (zhuàngjiàn)
• 壯大 / 壮大 (zhuàngdà)
• 壯實 / 壮实 (zhuàngshi)
• 強健 / 强健 (qiángjiàn)
• 強勁 / 强劲 (qiángjìng)
• 強壯 / 强壮 (qiángzhuàng)
• 皮實 / 皮实 (píshi)
• 矯健 / 矫健 (jiǎojiàn)
• 矯捷 / 矫捷 (jiǎojié)
• 砸磳 (Hakka)
• 砸身 (Hakka)
• 硬掙 / 硬挣 (Hokkien)
• 硬插 (Hokkien)
• 硬朗
• 硬程 (Hakka)
• 粗大 (cūdà)
• 精壯 / 精壮 (jīngzhuàng)
• 結實 / 结实
• 緊實 / 紧实 (jǐnshí)
• 肥壯 / 肥壮 (féizhuàng)
• 肥美 (féiměi)
• 茁壯 / 茁壮 (zhuózhuàng)
• 鋼鐵 / 钢铁 (gāngtiě) (literary, figuratively)
• 雄健 (xióngjiàn)
• 雄強 / 雄强 (xióngqiáng)
• 鼎盛 (dǐngshèng)

• (antonym(s) of “mentally weak”):

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• 倔強 / 倔强
• 儼硬 / 俨硬 (Hokkien)
• 剛強 / 刚强 (gāngqiáng)
• 剛愎 / 刚愎 (gāngbì) (literary)
• 剛毅 / 刚毅 (gāngyì)
• 剛烈 / 刚烈 (gāngliè)
• 堅強 / 坚强 (jiānqiáng)
• 堅毅 / 坚毅 (jiānyì)
• 婞直 (xìngzhí)
• 悻直 (xìngzhí) (literary)
• 擰 / 拧 (nìng)
• 頑強 / 顽强 (wánqiáng)

Further reading

• “Entry #7935”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.