(pos:形容詞)(sim:格硬)
<explanation>
yue:睇落唔願意、唔想做某件事
eng:unwilling
<eg>
yue:你個樣好似好勉強噉喎，唔願做就出聲啦！ (nei5 go3 joeng2 hou2 ci5 hou2 min5 koeng5 gam2 wo3, m4 jyun6 zou6 zau6 ceot1 seng1 laa1!)
eng:You don't look like you want to do this. Just speak your heart out.
<eg>
yue:咁勉強，由佢嘞。 (gam3 min5 koeng5, jau2 keoi5 laak3.)
eng:If you're that unwilling. Forget about it.
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<explanation>
yue:唔足夠；#掹掹緊
eng:barely enough; reluctantly enough
<eg>
yue:一個人拎好似好勉強。 (jat1 go3 jan4 ling1 hou2 ci5 hou2 min5 koeng5.)
eng:It's barely enough to have only one person carrying all these.
<eg>
yue:兩千蚊用一個月有啲勉強喎。 (loeng5 cin1 man1 jung6 jat1 go3 jyut6 jau5 di1 min5 koeng5 wo3.)
eng:Using just two grands a month is barely enough.
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<explanation>
yue:#夾硬 嚟、#牽強，好難令人信服
eng:unconvincing; inadequate; far-fetched
<eg>
yue:個理由咁勉強，我好難俾你放假喎。 (go3 lei5 jau4 gam3 min5 koeng5, ngo5 hou2 naan4 bei2 nei5 fong3 gaa3 wo3.)
eng:Your reason sounds more like an excuse to me. I can't possibly give you a leave for that.

(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:強迫人哋做佢哋唔想做嘅事
eng:to force someone to do something against their will
<eg>
yue:#勉強冇幸福 (min5 koeng5 mou5 hang6 fuk1)
eng:if you don't want to do something, forcing yourself to do it won't bring you happiness
<eg>
yue:佢唔識飲酒㗎，你唔好勉強佢啦！ (keoi5 m4 sik1 jam2 zau2 gaa3, nei5 m4 hou2 min5 koeng5 keoi5 laa1!)
eng:She doesn't drink. Don't force her.

(pos:副詞)
<explanation>
yue:心入面唔想，或者冇足夠能力，但係又#夾硬 去做
eng:doing something beyond certain capability or against one's will
<eg>
yue:佢勉強食咗啲嘢就去咗瞓覺。 (keoi5 min5 koeng5 sik6 zo2 di1 je5 zau6 heoi3 zo2 fan3 gaau3.)
eng:He didn't have the appetite, but forced himself to eat something before he went to bed.