難〔难〕 naan⁴ {nán}

(noun) disaster

難〔难〕 naan⁴ {nán}

1. difficult (to...)
2. problem
3. difficulty
4. difficult
5. not good

難〔难〕 naan⁴ {nàn}

1. disaster
2. distress
3. to scold

難抵〔难-〕 naan⁴ dai² {nán dǐ}

hard to resist; hard to withstand; unbearable; intolerable

難頂〔难顶〕 naan⁴ ding² {nán dǐng}

(slang) intolerable; unable to stand something; unbearable; unendurable

難講〔难讲〕 naan⁴ gong² {nán jiǎng}

difficult to tell; hard to say; uncertain

難過〔难过〕 naan⁴ gwo³ {nán guò}

feel sorry

難明〔难-〕 naan⁴ ming⁴ {nán míng}

difficult to understand

難耐〔难-〕 naan⁴ noi⁶ {nán nài}

hard to bear

難食〔难-〕 naan⁴ sik⁶ {nán shí}

taste bad; hard to eat; unpalatable

難睇〔难-〕 naan⁴ tai² {nán dì}

disgusting (spoken)

難為〔难为〕 naan⁴ wai⁴ {nánwei}

(verb) Make a hard time on someone

難做〔难-〕 naan⁴ zou⁶ {nán zuò}

difficult to do; to put someone in a difficult situation

難友〔难-〕 naan⁶ jau⁵ {nàn yǒu}

fellow sufferer; a friend who accompanies one through tough times

難題〔难题〕 naan⁴ tai⁴ {nán tí}

difficult problem

難保〔难-〕 naan⁴ bou² {nán bǎo}

1. hard to say
2. can't guarantee
3. difficult to protect
4. difficult to preserve

難測〔难测〕 naan⁴ caak¹ {nán cè}

hard to fathom

難產〔难产〕 naan⁴ caan² {nán chǎn}

difficult birth

難纏〔难缠〕 naan⁴ cin⁴ {nán chán}

1. (usu. of people) difficult
2. demanding
3. troublesome
4. unreasonable
5. hard to deal with

難處〔难处〕 naan⁴ cyu³ {nán chu}

1. trouble
2. difficulty
3. problem

難得〔难-〕 naan⁴ dak¹ {nán dé}

1. seldom
2. rare
3. hard to come by

難點〔难点〕 naan⁴ dim² {nàn diǎn}

difficulty

難倒〔难-〕 naan⁴ dou² {nán dǎo}

1. to baffle
2. to confound
3. to stump

難度〔难-〕 naan⁴ dou⁶ {nán dù}

1. trouble
2. problem

難道〔难-〕 naan⁴ dou⁶ {nán dào}

1. don't tell me ...
2. could it be that...?

難懂〔难-〕 naan⁴ dung² {nán dǒng}

difficult to understand

難解〔难-〕 naan⁴ gaai² {nán jiě}

1. hard to solve
2. hard to dispel
3. hard to understand
4. hard to undo

難記〔难记〕 naan⁴ gei³ {nán jì}

hard to remember

難經〔难经〕 naan⁴ ging¹ {Nàn jīng}

1. Classic on Medical Problems, c. 1st century AD
2. abbr. for 黃帝八十一難經

難怪〔难-〕 naan⁴ gwaai³ {nán guài}

1. (it's) no wonder (that...)
2. (it's) not surprising (that)

難關〔难关〕 naan⁴ gwaan¹ {nán guān}

1. difficulty
2. crisis

難過〔难过〕 naan⁴ gwo³ {nán guò}

1. to feel sad
2. to feel unwell
3. (of life) to be difficult

難堪〔难-〕 naan⁴ ham¹ {nán kān}

1. hard to take
2. embarrassed

難行〔难-〕 naan⁴ hang⁴ {nán xíng}

hard to pass

難吃〔难-〕 naan⁴ hek³ {nán chī}

unpalatable

難看〔难-〕 naan⁴ hon³ {nán kàn}

1. ugly
2. unsightly

難喝〔难-〕 naan⁴ hot³ {nán hē}

unpleasant to drink

難以〔难-〕 naan⁴ ji⁵ {nán yǐ}

hard to (predict, imagine etc)

難易〔难-〕 naan⁴ ji⁶ {nán yì}

1. difficulty
2. degree of difficulty or ease

難聞〔难闻〕 naan⁴ man⁴ {nán wén}

1. unpleasant smell
2. stink

難免〔难-〕 naan⁴ min⁵ {nán miǎn}

1. hard to avoid
2. difficult to escape from

難忘〔难-〕 naan⁴ mong⁴ {nán wàng}

unforgettable

難捱〔难-〕 naan⁴ ngaai⁴ {nán ái}

1. trying
2. difficult

難熬〔难-〕 naan⁴ ngou⁴ {nán áo}

1. hard to bear
2. unendurable (pain, suffering)

難受〔难-〕 naan⁴ sau⁶ {nán shòu}

1. to feel unwell
2. to suffer pain
3. to be difficult to bear

難彈〔难弹〕 naan⁴ taan⁴ {nán tán}

hard to play (of music for stringed instrument)

難聽〔难听〕 naan⁴ teng¹ {nán tīng}

1. unpleasant to hear
2. coarse
3. vulgar
4. offensive
5. shameful

難為〔难为〕 naan⁴ wai⁴ {nán wei}

1. to bother
2. to press sb, usu. to do sth
3. it's a tough job
4. sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)

難混〔难-〕 naan⁴ wan⁶ {nán hùn}

difficult to arrange

難走〔难-〕 naan⁴ zau² {nán zǒu}

1. hard to get to
2. difficult to travel (i.e. the road is bad)

難民〔难-〕 naan⁶ man⁴ {nàn mín}

refugee

難相與〔难-与〕 naan⁴ soeng¹ jyu⁵ {nán xiāng yǔ}

hard to work with; incompatible (spoken)

難不倒〔难--〕 naan⁴ bat¹ dou² {nán bù dǎo}

1. not to pose a problem for sb
2. cannot stump sb

難不成〔难--〕 naan⁴ bat¹ sing⁴ {nán bù chéng}

Is it possible that ... ?

難控制〔难--〕 naan⁴ hung³ zai³ {nán kòng zhì}

hard to control

難為情〔难为-〕 naan⁴ wai⁴ cing⁴ {nán wéi qíng}

embarrassed

難民營〔难-营〕 naan⁶ man⁴ jing⁴ {nàn mín yíng}

refugee camp

難以解決〔难--决〕 naan⁴ ji⁵ gaai² kyut³ {nán yǐ jiě jué}

difficult to solve;

難以形容〔难---〕 naan⁴ ji⁵ jing⁴ jung⁴ {nán yǐ xíng róng}

hard to describe; have no words to express; no words can describe

難以為繼〔难-为继〕 naan⁴ ji⁵ wai⁴ gai³ {nán yǐ wéi jì}

difficult to continue; unsustainable

難辭其咎〔难辞--〕 naan⁴ ci⁴ kei⁴ gau³ {nán cí qí jiù}

1. cannot escape censure (idiom)
2. has to bear the blame

難得一見〔难--见〕 naan⁴ dak¹ jat¹ gin³ {nán dé yī jiàn}

rarely seen

難分難解〔难-难-〕 naan⁴ fan¹ naan⁴ gaai² {nán fēn nán jiě}

to become caught up in an irresolvable situation (idiom)

難分難捨〔难-难舍〕 naan⁴ fan¹ naan⁴ se² {nán fēn nán shě}

loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

難解難分〔难-难-〕 naan⁴ gaai² naan⁴ fan¹ {nán jiě nán fēn}

1. hard to untie, hard to separate (idiom); inextricably involved
2. locked in battle

難兄難弟〔难-难-〕 naan⁴ hing¹ naan⁴ dai⁶ {nán xiōng nán dì}

1. lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
2. fig. one is just as bad as the other

難兄難弟〔难-难-〕 naan⁴ hing¹ naan⁴ dai⁶ {nàn xiōng nàn dì}

1. brothers in hardship (idiom)
2. fellow sufferers
3. in the same boat

難以忍受〔难---〕 naan⁴ ji⁵ jan² sau⁶ {nán yǐ rěn shòu}

1. hard to endure
2. unbearable

難以應付〔难-应-〕 naan⁴ ji⁵ jing³ fu⁶ {nán yǐ yìng fù}

1. hard to deal with
2. hard to handle

難以啟齒〔难-启齿〕 naan⁴ ji⁵ kai² ci² {nán yǐ qǐ chǐ}

1. to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)
2. to find it hard to speak about sth

難以理解〔难---〕 naan⁴ ji⁵ lei⁵ gaai² {nán yǐ lǐ jiě}

1. hard to understand
2. incomprehensible

難以抹去〔难---〕 naan⁴ ji⁵ mut³ heoi³ {nán yǐ mǒ qù}

1. hard to erase
2. ineradicable

難以實現〔难-实现〕 naan⁴ ji⁵ sat⁶ jin⁶ {nán yǐ shí xiàn}

1. hard to accomplish
2. difficult to achieve

難以置信〔难---〕 naan⁴ ji⁵ zi³ seon³ {nán yǐ zhì xìn}

1. hard to believe
2. incredible

難以自已〔难---〕 naan⁴ ji⁵ zi⁶ ji⁵ {nán yǐ zī yǐ}

1. cannot control oneself (idiom)
2. to be beside oneself

難以捉摸〔难---〕 naan⁴ ji⁵ zuk¹ mo² {nán yǐ zhuō mō}

1. elusive
2. hard to pin down
3. enigmatic

難言之隱〔难--隐〕 naan⁴ jin⁴ zi¹ jan² {nán yán zhī yǐn}

1. a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom)
2. sth too embarrassing to mention
3. an embarrassing illness

難於登天〔难于--〕 naan⁴ jyu¹ dang¹ tin¹ {nán yú dēng tiān}

harder than climbing to heaven (idiom)

難於接近〔难于--〕 naan⁴ jyu¹ zip³ gan⁶ {nán yú jiē jìn}

1. (of people) difficult to approach
2. inaccessible

難能可貴〔难--贵〕 naan⁴ nang⁴ ho² gwai³ {nán néng kě guì}

1. rare and precious
2. valuable
3. remarkable

難捨難分〔难舍难-〕 naan⁴ se² naan⁴ fan¹ {nán shě nán fēn}

loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

難捨難離〔难舍难离〕 naan⁴ se² naan⁴ lei⁴ {nán shě nán lí}

loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

難逃法網〔难--网〕 naan⁴ tou⁴ faat³ mong⁵ {nán táo fǎ wǎng}

1. It is hard to escape the dragnet of the law
2. the long arm of the law