嫩骨頭

Chinese

		tender; soft	bone; character; personal quality
trad. (嫩骨頭)		嫩	骨頭
simp. (嫩骨头)		嫩	骨头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nèngǔtou, nèngútou

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄣˋ ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ, ㄋㄣˋ ㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nèngǔtou
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄣˋ ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nèngǔto̊u
  - Wade–Giles: nên⁴-ku³-tʻou⁵
  - Yale: nèn-gǔ-tou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nennguu.tou
  - Palladius: нэньгутоу (nɛnʹgutou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nən⁵¹ ku²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, colloquial variant in Mainland, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nèngútou
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄣˋ ㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nèngúto̊u
  - Wade–Giles: nên⁴-ku²-tʻou⁵
  - Yale: nèn-gú-tou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nenngwu.tou
  - Palladius: нэньгутоу (nɛnʹgutou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nən⁵¹ ku³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/

Noun

嫩骨頭

(anatomy) cartilage
Synonym: 軟骨／软骨 (ruǎngǔ)
(figuratively) someone who is spineless or cowardly

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