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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
生硬 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
生硬 ＝ 生 ＋ 硬
ㄕㄥ ㄧㄥˋ · shēngyìng
adjective — stiff, awkward, unnatural (of language, manner)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

生raw, unripe (生菜)shēng
硬hard (硬度)yìng
生硬，生菜的生，硬度的硬。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

話講得又生（生）又硬（硬），轉不過彎。
The words come out raw (生) and hard (硬), with no give.
關 · Related
生疏shēngshūout of practice, same 生僵硬jiāngyìngstiff, same 硬