勁草

See also: 劲草

Chinese

		stalwart; sturdy; strength	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (勁草)		勁	草
simp. (劲草)		劲	草

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìngcǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging⁶ cou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìngcǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìngcǎo
    • Wade–Giles: ching⁴-tsʻao³
    • Yale: jìng-tsǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqtsao
    • Palladius: цзинцао (czincao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging⁶ cou²
    • Yale: gihng chóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging⁶ tsou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging⁶ cou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ²² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

Noun

勁草

1. tough upright grass
2. (figuratively) a staunch character able to withstand tough test

Derived terms

• 疾風勁草 / 疾风劲草 (jífēngjìngcǎo)
• 疾風知勁草 / 疾风知劲草 (jífēngzhījìngcǎo)