困 kwan³ {kùn}

1. to trap
2. to surround
3. hard-pressed
4. stranded
5. destitute

睏〔困〕 kwan³ {kùn}

1. sleepy
2. tired

困擾〔-扰〕 kwan³ jiu⁵ {kùn rǎo}

(adjective) Be plagued

困難〔-难〕 kwan³ naan⁴ {kùn nan}

(noun) difficulty

困厄 kwan³ aak¹ {kùn è}

1. in deep water
2. difficult situation

困頓〔-顿〕 kwan³ deon⁶ {kùn dùn}

1. fatigued
2. exhausted
3. poverty-stricken
4. in straitened circumstances

困苦 kwan³ fu² {kùn kǔ}

1. deprivation
2. distressed
3. miserable

睏覺〔困觉〕 kwan³ gaau³ {kùn jiào}

(dialect) to sleep

困境 kwan³ ging² {kùn jìng}

1. predicament
2. plight

困局 kwan³ guk⁶ {kùn jú}

1. dilemma
2. predicament
3. difficult situation

困倦 kwan³ gyun⁶ {kùn juàn}

1. tired
2. weary

困擾〔-扰〕 kwan³ jiu⁵ {kùn rǎo}

1. to perplex
2. to disturb
3. to cause complications

困窘 kwan³ kwan³ {kùn jiǒng}

embarrassment

困難〔-难〕 kwan³ naan⁴ {kùn nan}

1. difficult
2. challenging
3. straitened circumstances
4. difficult situation

困守 kwan³ sau² {kùn shǒu}

1. to stand a siege
2. trapped in a besieged city

困惑 kwan³ waak⁶ {kùn huò}

1. bewildered
2. perplexed
3. confused
4. difficult problem
5. perplexity

困難重重〔-难--〕 kwan³ naan⁴ cung⁴ cung⁴ {kùn nan chóng chóng}

many difficulties; many challenges

困難在於〔-难-于〕 kwan³ naan⁴ zoi⁶ jyu¹ {kùn nán zài yú}

the problem is...

困獸猶鬥〔-兽犹斗〕 kwan³ sau³ jau⁴ dau³ {kùn shòu yóu dòu}

1. a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
2. to fight like an animal at bay

困惑不解 kwan³ waak⁶ bat¹ gaai² {kùn huò bù jiě}

to feel perplexed