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Mandarin |
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礙難 |
碍难 |
[ai4 nan2] |
/inconvenient/difficult for some reason/to find sth embarrassing/ |
6555
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1 |
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礙難從命 |
碍难从命 |
[ai4 nan2 cong2 ming4] |
/difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply/ |
4687
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1 |
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安難 |
安难 |
[an1 nan4] |
/(classical) (of soldiers etc) resolute in the face of adversity/ |
2381
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1 |
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百勝難慮敵，三折乃良醫 |
百胜难虑敌，三折乃良医 |
[bai3 sheng4 nan2 lü4 di2 , san1 zhe2 nai3 liang2 yi1] |
/(a line from a poem by the Tang poet Liu Yuxi 劉禹錫|刘禹锡[Liu2 Yu3 xi1]) one gains very little insight into one's enemy from a hundred victories, but he who breaks his arm three times will be a good doctor/(fig.) one learns more from one's failures than from one's successes/ |
1654
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1 |
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百般刁難 |
百般刁难 |
[[bai3ban1-diao1nan4]] |
/(idiom) to put up innumerable obstacles; to create all kinds of difficulties/ |
537
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2 |
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本性難移 |
本性难移 |
[ben3 xing4 nan2 yi2] |
/It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are./Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)/ |
6333
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1 |
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比登天還難 |
比登天还难 |
[bi3 deng1 tian1 hai2 nan2] |
/lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom)/fig. extremely difficult/far from an easy task/ |
4604
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1 |
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避難 |
避难 |
[[bi4nan4]] |
/to take refuge; to seek asylum/ |
818
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2 |
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避難所 |
避难所 |
[[bi4nan4suo3]] |
/a refuge; a haven; a sanctuary/ |
811
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2 |
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辯難 |
辩难 |
[bian4 nan4] |
/to debate/to retort/to refute/ |
6724
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1 |
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便難 |
便难 |
[bian4 nan4] |
/retort with challenging questions/debate/ |
7102
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1 |
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曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲 |
曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云 |
[ceng2 jing1 cang1 hai3 nan2 wei2 shui3 , chu2 que4 Wu1 Shan1 bu4 shi4 yun2] |
/there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)/one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things/ |
4535
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1 |
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插翅難飛 |
插翅难飞 |
[cha1 chi4 nan2 fei1] |
/lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape/ |
6333
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1 |
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長夜難明 |
长夜难明 |
[chang2 ye4 nan2 ming2] |
/lit. many nights under a harsh moon/long years of oppression (idiom)/ |
6071
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1 |
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出難題 |
出难题 |
[chu1 nan2 ti2] |
/to raise a tough question/ |
7102
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1 |
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從難從嚴 |
从难从严 |
[[cong2nan2-cong2yan2]] |
/to impose demanding and strict conditions (esp. in training); to train under deliberately difficult and strict conditions/ |
107
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2 |
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寸步難行 |
寸步难行 |
[cun4 bu4 nan2 xing2] |
/unable to move a single step (idiom)/to be in an (extremely) difficult situation/ |
5327
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1 |
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寸步難移 |
寸步难移 |
[cun4 bu4 nan2 yi2] |
/see 寸步難行|寸步难行[cun4 bu4 nan2 xing2]/ |
5327
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1 |
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寸金難買寸光陰 |
寸金难买寸光阴 |
[cun4 jin1 nan2 mai3 cun4 guang1 yin1] |
/An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time./Time is precious./ |
4532
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1 |
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大難 |
大难 |
[da4 nan4] |
/great catastrophe/ |
7102
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1 |
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大難不死 |
大难不死 |
[da4 nan4 bu4 si3] |
/to just escape from calamity/ |
7102
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1 |
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大難不死，必有後福 |
大难不死，必有后福 |
[da4 nan4 bu4 si3 , bi4 you3 hou4 fu2] |
/one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)/ |
4566
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1 |
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大難臨頭 |
大难临头 |
[da4 nan4 lin2 tou2] |
/to be facing imminent calamity (idiom)/disaster is looming/ |
2228
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1 |
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刁難 |
刁难 |
[[diao1nan4]] |
/to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult/Taiwan pr. [diao1nan2]/ |
814
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2 |
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多難興邦 |
多难兴邦 |
[duo1 nan4 xing1 bang1] |
/much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal/ |
6333
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1 |
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多災多難 |
多灾多难 |
[duo1 zai1 duo1 nan4] |
/to be plagued with misfortunes/precarious/ |
5600
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1 |
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躲難 |
躲难 |
[duo3 nan4] |
/to take refuge/to seek refuge from disaster/ |
6571
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1 |
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阿難 |
阿难 |
[E1 nan2] |
/Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple/ |
6791
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1 |
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阿難陀 |
阿难陀 |
[E1 nan2 tuo2] |
/Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple/ |
6791
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1 |
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發國難財 |
发国难财 |
[[fa1 guo2nan4cai2]] |
/to profiteer in a time of national calamity/ |
899
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2 |
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發難 |
发难 |
[fa1 nan4] |
/to rise in revolt/to raise difficult questions/ |
5117
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1 |
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法網難逃 |
法网难逃 |
[fa3 wang3 nan2 tao2] |
/it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)/ |
6333
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1 |
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犯難 |
犯难 |
[fan4 nan2] |
/to feel embarrassed/to feel awkward/ |
1961
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1 |
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防空避難 |
防空避难 |
[[fang2kong1 bi4nan4]] |
/(Tw) evacuation to an air-raid shelter/ |
818
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2 |
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防空避難所 |
防空避难所 |
[[fang2kong1 bi4nan4suo3]] |
/(Tw) air-raid shelter/ |
818
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2 |
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非難 |
非难 |
[fei1 nan4] |
/reproof/blame/ |
7102
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1 |
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覆水難收 |
覆水难收 |
[fu4 shui3 nan2 shou1] |
/spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)/it's no use crying over spilt milk/what's done is done and can't be reversed/the damage is done/once divorced, there's no reuniting/ |
6333
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1 |
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高難 |
高难 |
[gao1 nan2] |
/extremely difficult/hard and dangerous/challenging/ |
6532
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1 |
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更僕難數 |
更仆难数 |
[geng1 pu2 nan2 shu3] |
/too many to count/very many/innumerable/ |
6659
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1 |
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攻堅克難 |
攻坚克难 |
[gong1 jian1 ke4 nan2] |
/to tackle a thorny problem and overcome its challenges/ |
2422
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1 |
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共患難 |
共患难 |
[[gong4huan4nan4]] |
/to go through hardship together/ |
150
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2 |
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孤掌難鳴 |
孤掌难鸣 |
[gu1 zhang3 nan2 ming2] |
/It's hard to clap with only one hand./It takes two to tango/It's difficult to achieve anything without support./ |
7102
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1 |
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關關難過，關關過 |
关关难过，关关过 |
[guan1 guan1 nan2 guo4 , guan1 guan1 guo4] |
/to meet with great difficulties but pull through/ |
5139
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1 |
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國難 |
国难 |
[[guo2nan4]] |
/national calamity/ |
899
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2 |
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海難 |
海难 |
[hai3 nan4] |
/perils of the sea/ |
7050
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1 |
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好借好還，再借不難 |
好借好还，再借不难 |
[hao3 jie4 hao3 huan2 , zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2] |
/see 有借有還，再借不難|有借有还，再借不难[you3 jie4 you3 huan2 , zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2]/ |
2152
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1 |
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好夢難成 |
好梦难成 |
[hao3 meng4 nan2 cheng2] |
/a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)/ |
6333
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1 |
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恨海難填 |
恨海难填 |
[hen4 hai3 nan2 tian2] |
/sea of hatred is hard to fill (idiom); irreconcilable division/ |
6333
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1 |
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患難 |
患难 |
[huan4 nan4] |
/trials and tribulations/ |
7102
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1 |
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患難見真情 |
患难见真情 |
[huan4 nan4 jian4 zhen1 qing2] |
/true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom)/you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together/you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties/ |
2891
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1 |
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患難之交 |
患难之交 |
[huan4 nan4 zhi1 jiao1] |
/a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed/ |
6333
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1 |
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黃帝八十一難經 |
黄帝八十一难经 |
[Huang2 di4 Ba1 shi2 yi1 Nan4 jing1] |
/The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD/ |
2923
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1 |
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毀家紓難 |
毁家纾难 |
[hui3 jia1 shu1 nan4] |
/to sacrifice one's wealth to save the state (idiom)/ |
6073
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1 |
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積習難改 |
积习难改 |
[ji1 xi2 nan2 gai3] |
/old habits are hard to change (idiom)/ |
2966
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1 |
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積重難返 |
积重难返 |
[ji1 zhong4 nan2 fan3] |
/ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard/ |
6333
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1 |
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急難 |
急难 |
[ji2 nan4] |
/misfortune/crisis/grave danger/critical situation/disaster/emergency/to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament/ |
6430
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1 |
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急人之難 |
急人之难 |
[ji2 ren2 zhi1 nan4] |
/anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)/ |
6333
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1 |
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家家有本難念的經 |
家家有本难念的经 |
[jia1 jia1 you3 ben3 nan2 nian4 de5 jing1] |
/every family has its problems (idiom)/ |
1793
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1 |
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艱難 |
艰难 |
[jian1 nan2] |
/difficult/hard/challenging/ |
6141
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1 |
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艱難險阻 |
艰难险阻 |
[jian1 nan2 xian3 zu3] |
/untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)/ |
6333
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1 |
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江山易改，本性難移 |
江山易改，本性难移 |
[jiang1 shan1 yi4 gai3 , ben3 xing4 nan2 yi2] |
/it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)/you can't change who you are/Can the leopard change his spots?/ |
5238
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1 |
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江山易改稟性難移 |
江山易改禀性难移 |
[jiang1 shan1 yi4 gai3 bing3 xing4 nan2 yi2] |
/rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder/ |
5779
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1 |
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劫難 |
劫难 |
[jie2 nan4] |
/calamity/ |
7102
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1 |
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劫數難逃 |
劫数难逃 |
[jie2 shu4 nan2 tao2] |
/Destiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand./ |
6333
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1 |
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進退兩難 |
进退两难 |
[jin4 tui4 liang3 nan2] |
/no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma/trapped/in an impossible situation/ |
6333
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1 |
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進退為難 |
进退为难 |
[jin4 tui4 wei2 nan2] |
/no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma/trapped/in an impossible situation/ |
6333
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1 |
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靖難之役 |
靖难之役 |
[jing4 nan2 zhi1 yi4] |
/war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor/ |
7053
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1 |
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救難 |
救难 |
[jiu4 nan4] |
/to rescue/rescue (operation, workers)/ |
1572
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1 |
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君子一言，駟馬難追 |
君子一言，驷马难追 |
[jun1 zi3 yi1 yan2 , si4 ma3 nan2 zhui1] |
/a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)/ |
5138
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1 |
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克難 |
克难 |
[ke4 nan2] |
/to make do in difficult circumstances by being resourceful/(of circumstances) difficult/challenging/(of a budget) tight/(of a man-made thing) makeshift/rough and ready/ |
2422
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1 |
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空難 |
空难 |
[kong1 nan4] |
/air crash/aviation accident or incident/ |
6559
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1 |
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苦難 |
苦难 |
[ku3 nan4] |
/suffering/ |
6920
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1 |
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苦難深重 |
苦难深重 |
[ku3 nan4 shen1 zhong4] |
/deep grief/extensive sorrow/ |
6573
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1 |
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礦難 |
矿难 |
[kuang4 nan4] |
/mining disaster/ |
7102
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1 |
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困難 |
困难 |
[kun4 nan5] |
/difficult/challenging/straitened circumstances/difficult situation/ |
5333
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1 |
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困難在於 |
困难在于 |
[kun4 nan5 zai4 yu2] |
/the problem is.../ |
1885
|
1 |
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罹難 |
罹难 |
[li2 nan4] |
/to die in an accident or disaster/to be killed/ |
2947
|
1 |
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聯合國難民事務高級專員辦事處 |
联合国难民事务高级专员办事处 |
[Lian2 he2 guo2 Nan2 min2 Shi4 wu4 Gao1 ji2 Zhuan1 yuan2 Ban4 shi4 chu4] |
/Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)/ |
7034
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1 |
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兩難 |
两难 |
[[liang3nan2]] |
/dilemma; quandary/to be faced with a difficult choice/ |
26
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2 |
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臨難 |
临难 |
[lin2 nan4] |
/in peril/facing disaster/ |
6850
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1 |
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留難 |
留难 |
[liu2 nan4] |
/to make sth difficult/to create obstacles/ |
6950
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1 |
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落落難合 |
落落难合 |
[luo4 luo4 nan2 he2] |
/a loner/someone who does not easily get along with others/ |
6044
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1 |
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落難 |
落难 |
[luo4 nan4] |
/to meet with misfortune/to fall into dire straits/ |
5983
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1 |
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蒙難 |
蒙难 |
[meng2 nan4] |
/to meet with disaster/killed/in the clutches of the enemy/to fall foul of/in danger/ |
6936
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1 |
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勉為其難 |
勉为其难 |
[mian3 wei2 qi2 nan2] |
/to tackle a difficult job (idiom)/to do sth reluctantly/ |
4197
|
1 |
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面臨困難 |
面临困难 |
[mian4 lin2 kun4 nan2] |
/to be faced with problems/ |
7102
|
1 |
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|
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面有難色 |
面有难色 |
[mian4 you3 nan2 se4] |
/to show signs of reluctance or embarrassment/ |
6076
|
1 |
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明槍易躲，暗箭難防 |
明枪易躲，暗箭难防 |
[ming2 qiang1 yi4 duo3 , an4 jian4 nan2 fang2] |
/lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies/ |
6333
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1 |
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明槍好躲，暗箭難防 |
明枪好躲，暗箭难防 |
[[ming2qiang1-hao3duo3, an4jian4-nan2fang2]] |
/see 明槍易躲，暗箭難防|明枪易躲，暗箭难防[ming2qiang1-yi4duo3, an4jian4-nan2fang2]/ |
27
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2 |
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魔難 |
魔难 |
[mo2 nan4] |
/variant of 磨難|磨难[mo2 nan4]/ |
4850
|
1 |
|
|
|
磨難 |
磨难 |
[mo2 nan4] |
/a torment/a trial/tribulation/a cross (to bear)/well-tried/ |
6928
|
1 |
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|
|
沒齒難忘 |
没齿难忘 |
[mo4 chi3 nan2 wang4] |
/hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives/undying gratitude/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
沒齒不忘 |
没齿不忘 |
[[mo4chi3-bu4wang4]] |
/see 沒齒難忘|没齿难忘[mo4chi3-nan2wang4]/ |
75
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2 |
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母難日 |
母难日 |
[mu3 nan4 ri4] |
/(old) birthday/ |
4578
|
1 |
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|
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難 |
难 |
[nan2] |
/difficult (to...)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good/ |
7102
|
1 |
|
|
|
難捱 |
难捱 |
[nan2 ai2] |
/trying/difficult/ |
6107
|
1 |
|
|
|
難保 |
难保 |
[nan2 bao3] |
/hard to say/can't guarantee/difficult to protect/difficult to preserve/ |
5221
|
1 |
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|
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難不成 |
难不成 |
[nan2 bu4 cheng2] |
/Is it possible that ... ?/ |
6060
|
1 |
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難不倒 |
难不倒 |
[nan2 bu4 dao3] |
/not to pose a problem for sb/cannot stump sb/ |
4262
|
1 |
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難測 |
难测 |
[nan2 ce4] |
/hard to fathom/ |
6574
|
1 |
|
|
|
難纏 |
难缠 |
[nan2 chan2] |
/(usu. of people) difficult/demanding/troublesome/unreasonable/hard to deal with/ |
6591
|
1 |
|
|
|
難產 |
难产 |
[nan2 chan3] |
/difficult birth/(fig.) difficult to achieve/ |
3957
|
1 |
|
|
|
難吃 |
难吃 |
[nan2 chi1] |
/unpalatable/ |
5796
|
1 |
|
|
|
難辭其咎 |
难辞其咎 |
[nan2 ci2 qi2 jiu4] |
/cannot escape censure (idiom)/has to bear the blame/ |
4187
|
1 |
|
|
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難伺候 |
难伺候 |
[nan2 ci4 hou5] |
/(coll.) hard to please; high-maintenance/ |
976
|
1 |
|
|
|
難當 |
难当 |
[nan2 dang1] |
/hard to endure (hot weather, itchiness etc)/ |
1866
|
1 |
|
|
|
難倒 |
难倒 |
[nan2 dao3] |
/to baffle/to confound/to stump/ |
5507
|
1 |
|
|
|
難道 |
难道 |
[nan2 dao4] |
/don't tell me .../could it be that...?/ |
7102
|
1 |
|
|
|
難得 |
难得 |
[nan2 de2] |
/seldom/rare/hard to come by/ |
7102
|
1 |
|
|
|
難得一見 |
难得一见 |
[nan2 de2 yi1 jian4] |
/rarely seen/ |
6406
|
1 |
|
|
|
難點 |
难点 |
[nan2 dian3] |
/difficulty/ |
3700
|
1 |
|
|
|
難懂 |
难懂 |
[nan2 dong3] |
/difficult to understand/ |
7050
|
1 |
|
|
|
難度 |
难度 |
[nan2 du4] |
/degree of difficulty/ |
1735
|
1 |
|
|
|
難分難解 |
难分难解 |
[nan2 fen1 nan2 jie3] |
/to become caught up in an irresolvable situation (idiom)/ |
6091
|
1 |
|
|
|
難分難捨 |
难分难舍 |
[nan2 fen1 nan2 she3] |
/loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
難搞 |
难搞 |
[nan2 gao3] |
/hard to deal with/hard to get along with/ |
3419
|
1 |
|
|
|
難怪 |
难怪 |
[nan2 guai4] |
/(it's) no wonder (that...)/(it's) not surprising (that)/ |
7102
|
1 |
|
|
|
難關 |
难关 |
[nan2 guan1] |
/difficulty/crisis/ |
6843
|
1 |
|
|
|
難過 |
难过 |
[nan2 guo4] |
/to feel sad/to feel unwell/(of life) to be difficult/ |
5538
|
1 |
|
|
|
難喝 |
难喝 |
[nan2 he1] |
/unpleasant to drink/ |
6226
|
1 |
|
|
|
難記 |
难记 |
[nan2 ji4] |
/hard to remember/ |
6703
|
1 |
|
|
|
難解難分 |
难解难分 |
[nan2 jie3 nan2 fen1] |
/hard to untie, hard to separate (idiom); inextricably involved/locked in battle/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
難看 |
难看 |
[nan2 kan4] |
/ugly/unsightly/ |
7102
|
1 |
|
|
|
難免 |
难免 |
[nan2 mian3] |
/hard to avoid/difficult to escape from/will inevitably/ |
3877
|
1 |
|
|
|
難能可貴 |
难能可贵 |
[nan2 neng2 ke3 gui4] |
/rare and precious/valuable/remarkable/ |
5633
|
1 |
|
|
|
難上加難 |
难上加难 |
[nan2 shang4 jia1 nan2] |
/extremely difficult/even more difficult/ |
2619
|
1 |
|
|
|
難上難 |
难上难 |
[nan2 shang4 nan2] |
/extremely difficult/even more difficult/ |
2619
|
1 |
|
|
|
難捨難分 |
难舍难分 |
[nan2 she3 nan2 fen1] |
/loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
難捨難離 |
难舍难离 |
[nan2 she3 nan2 li2] |
/loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
難受 |
难受 |
[nan2 shou4] |
/to feel unwell/to suffer pain/to be difficult to bear/ |
7102
|
1 |
|
|
|
難說 |
难说 |
[nan2 shuo1] |
/hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict)/cannot bring oneself to say it/ |
1925
|
1 |
|
|
|
難彈 |
难弹 |
[nan2 tan2] |
/hard to play (of music for stringed instrument)/ |
6885
|
1 |
|
|
|
難逃法網 |
难逃法网 |
[nan2 tao2 fa3 wang3] |
/It is hard to escape the dragnet of the law/the long arm of the law/ |
6711
|
1 |
|
|
|
難題 |
难题 |
[nan2 ti2] |
/difficult problem/ |
7102
|
1 |
|
|
|
難聽 |
难听 |
[nan2 ting1] |
/unpleasant to hear/coarse/vulgar/offensive/shameful/ |
5926
|
1 |
|
|
|
難忘 |
难忘 |
[nan2 wang4] |
/unforgettable/ |
7102
|
1 |
|
|
|
難為情 |
难为情 |
[nan2 wei2 qing2] |
/embarrassed/ |
5827
|
1 |
|
|
|
難為 |
难为 |
[nan2 wei5] |
/to bother/to press sb, usu. to do sth/it's a tough job/sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)/ |
6061
|
1 |
|
|
|
難聞 |
难闻 |
[nan2 wen2] |
/unpleasant smell/stink/ |
6850
|
1 |
|
|
|
難行 |
难行 |
[nan2 xing2] |
/hard to pass/ |
6587
|
1 |
|
|
|
難言之隱 |
难言之隐 |
[nan2 yan2 zhi1 yin3] |
/a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom)/sth too embarrassing to mention/an embarrassing illness/ |
5378
|
1 |
|
|
|
難以 |
难以 |
[nan2 yi3] |
/hard to (predict, imagine etc)/ |
6921
|
1 |
|
|
|
難以撼動 |
难以撼动 |
[nan2 yi3 han4 dong4] |
/unsusceptible to change/deeply entrenched/ |
3868
|
1 |
|
|
|
難以理解 |
难以理解 |
[nan2 yi3 li3 jie3] |
/hard to understand/incomprehensible/ |
6559
|
1 |
|
|
|
難以啟齒 |
难以启齿 |
[nan2 yi3 qi3 chi3] |
/to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)/to find it hard to speak about sth/ |
6114
|
1 |
|
|
|
難以忍受 |
难以忍受 |
[nan2 yi3 ren3 shou4] |
/hard to endure/unbearable/ |
6552
|
1 |
|
|
|
難以實現 |
难以实现 |
[nan2 yi3 shi2 xian4] |
/hard to accomplish/difficult to achieve/ |
6563
|
1 |
|
|
|
難以應付 |
难以应付 |
[nan2 yi3 ying4 fu4] |
/hard to deal with/hard to handle/ |
7102
|
1 |
|
|
|
難以捉摸 |
难以捉摸 |
[nan2 yi3 zhuo1 mo1] |
/elusive/hard to pin down/enigmatic/ |
5074
|
1 |
|
|
|
難以自已 |
难以自已 |
[nan2 yi3 zi4 yi3] |
/cannot control oneself (idiom)/to be beside oneself/ |
1590
|
1 |
|
|
|
難易 |
难易 |
[nan2 yi4] |
/difficulty/degree of difficulty or ease/ |
6489
|
1 |
|
|
|
難於登天 |
难于登天 |
[nan2 yu2 deng1 tian1] |
/harder than climbing to heaven (idiom)/ |
5556
|
1 |
|
|
|
難於接近 |
难于接近 |
[nan2 yu2 jie1 jin4] |
/(of people) difficult to approach/inaccessible/ |
6053
|
1 |
|
|
|
難走 |
难走 |
[nan2 zou3] |
/hard to get to/difficult to travel (i.e. the road is bad)/ |
6558
|
1 |
|
|
|
難熬 |
难熬 |
[[nan2ao2]] |
/(of pain or hardship) hard to bear/ |
833
|
2 |
|
|
|
難處 |
难处 |
[[nan2chu5]] |
/trouble; difficulty; problem/ |
867
|
2 |
|
|
|
難乎為繼 |
难乎为继 |
[[nan2hu1wei2ji4]] |
/see 難以為繼|难以为继[nan2yi3wei2ji4]/ |
26
|
2 |
|
|
|
難解 |
难解 |
[[nan2jie3]] |
/hard to solve/hard to dispel/hard to understand/hard to undo/ |
840
|
2 |
|
|
|
難堪 |
难堪 |
[[nan2kan1]] |
/hard to take/embarrassed/ |
840
|
2 |
|
|
|
難以為繼 |
难以为继 |
[[nan2yi3wei2ji4]] |
/(idiom) difficult to carry on; unsustainable/ |
140
|
2 |
|
|
|
難以置信 |
难以置信 |
[[nan2yi3zhi4xin4]] |
/(idiom) hard to believe; incredible/ |
687
|
2 |
|
|
|
難住 |
难住 |
[[nan2zhu4]] |
/to baffle; to stump/ |
824
|
2 |
|
|
|
難字 |
难字 |
[[nan2zi4]] |
/character that is difficult to recognize or write/ |
544
|
2 |
|
|
|
難 |
难 |
[nan4] |
/disaster/distress/to scold/ |
7102
|
1 |
|
|
|
難經 |
难经 |
[Nan4 jing1] |
/Classic on Medical Problems, c. 1st century AD/abbr. for 黃帝八十一難經|黄帝八十一难经[Huang2 di4 Ba1 shi2 yi1 Nan4 jing1]/ |
4581
|
1 |
|
|
|
難民營 |
难民营 |
[nan4 min2 ying2] |
/refugee camp/ |
7102
|
1 |
|
|
|
難民 |
难民 |
[[nan4min2]] |
/refugee/ |
368
|
2 |
|
|
|
難兄難弟 |
难兄难弟 |
[[nan4xiong1-nan4di4]] |
/(idiom) companions in hardship; fellow sufferers/ |
20
|
2 |
|
|
|
泥菩薩過江，自身難保 |
泥菩萨过江，自身难保 |
[ni2 pu2 sa4 guo4 jiang1 , zi4 shen1 nan2 bao3] |
/like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety/unable to save oneself, let alone others/ |
5948
|
1 |
|
|
|
牛不喝水難按角 |
牛不喝水难按角 |
[niu2 bu4 he1 shui3 nan2 an4 jiao3] |
/(idiom) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink/ |
2018
|
1 |
|
|
|
排除萬難 |
排除万难 |
[pai2 chu2 wan4 nan2] |
/to overcome all obstacles/to overcome countless difficulties/ |
1855
|
1 |
|
|
|
排難解紛 |
排难解纷 |
[pai2 nan4 jie3 fen1] |
/to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
排憂解難 |
排忧解难 |
[pai2 you1 jie3 nan4] |
/to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)/ |
6103
|
1 |
|
|
|
潑水難收 |
泼水难收 |
[po1 shui3 nan2 shou1] |
/water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
騎虎難下 |
骑虎难下 |
[qi2 hu3 nan2 xia4] |
/if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
千金難買 |
千金难买 |
[qian1 jin1 nan2 mai3] |
/can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
千軍易得，一將難求 |
千军易得，一将难求 |
[qian1 jun1 yi4 de2 , yi1 jiang4 nan2 qiu2] |
/Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)/ |
6192
|
1 |
|
|
|
千難萬難 |
千难万难 |
[qian1 nan2 wan4 nan2] |
/extremely difficult/ |
6293
|
1 |
|
|
|
千載難逢 |
千载难逢 |
[qian1 zai3 nan2 feng2] |
/extremely rare (idiom)/once in a blue moon/ |
4879
|
1 |
|
|
|
強人所難 |
强人所难 |
[qiang3 ren2 suo3 nan2] |
/to force someone to do something/ |
6029
|
1 |
|
|
|
巧婦難為無米之炊 |
巧妇难为无米之炊 |
[qiao3 fu4 nan2 wei2 wu2 mi3 zhi1 chui1] |
/The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment./ |
5318
|
1 |
|
|
|
寢食難安 |
寝食难安 |
[[qin3shi2-nan2an1]] |
/(lit.) cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)/(fig.) extremely worried and troubled/ |
50
|
2 |
|
|
|
清官難斷家務事 |
清官难断家务事 |
[qing1 guan1 nan2 duan4 jia1 wu4 shi4] |
/even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb)/ |
4683
|
1 |
|
|
|
請神容易送神難 |
请神容易送神难 |
[qing3 shen2 rong2 yi4 song4 shen2 nan2] |
/it's easier to invite the devil in than to send him away/ |
5713
|
1 |
|
|
|
罄竹難書 |
罄竹难书 |
[[qing4zhu2-nan2shu1]] |
/(lit.) too numerous to record on bamboo slips (idiom)/(fig.) (of crimes or misdeeds) innumerable; beyond counting/ |
50
|
2 |
|
|
|
人心難測 |
人心难测 |
[ren2 xin1 nan2 ce4] |
/hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
山難 |
山难 |
[shan1 nan4] |
/mountain accident/ |
4536
|
1 |
|
|
|
善財難捨 |
善财难舍 |
[shan4 cai2 nan2 she3] |
/to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity/skinflint/miserly/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
世上無難事，只怕有心人 |
世上无难事，只怕有心人 |
[shi4 shang4 wu2 nan2 shi4 , zhi3 pa4 you3 xin1 ren2] |
/see 天下無難事，只怕有心人|天下无难事，只怕有心人[tian1 xia4 wu2 nan2 shi4 , zhi3 pa4 you3 xin1 ren2]/ |
1855
|
1 |
|
|
|
受難紀念 |
受难纪念 |
[shou4 nan2 ji4 nian4] |
/memorial/ |
7034
|
1 |
|
|
|
受難 |
受难 |
[shou4 nan4] |
/to suffer a calamity/to suffer (e.g. under torture)/distress/ |
6994
|
1 |
|
|
|
受難日 |
受难日 |
[Shou4 nan4 ri4] |
/Good Friday/ |
4895
|
1 |
|
|
|
受難者 |
受难者 |
[shou4 nan4 zhe3] |
/sufferer/a victim of a calamity/a person in distress/ |
6994
|
1 |
|
|
|
死結難解 |
死结难解 |
[si3 jie2 nan2 jie3] |
/enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem/intractable difficulty/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
死難 |
死难 |
[si3 nan4] |
/to die in an accident/to die for a just cause/ |
5316
|
1 |
|
|
|
死難者 |
死难者 |
[si3 nan4 zhe3] |
/victim of an accident/casualty/martyr for one's country/ |
5316
|
1 |
|
|
|
誦讀困難症 |
诵读困难症 |
[song4 du2 kun4 nan5 zheng4] |
/dyslexia/ |
4428
|
1 |
|
|
|
逃難 |
逃难 |
[tao2 nan4] |
/to run away from trouble/to flee from calamity/to be a refugee/ |
6141
|
1 |
|
|
|
逃災避難 |
逃灾避难 |
[tao2 zai1 bi4 nan4] |
/to seek refuge from calamities/ |
6711
|
1 |
|
|
|
天理難容 |
天理难容 |
[tian1 li3 nan2 rong2] |
/Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)/intolerable behavior/ |
4202
|
1 |
|
|
|
天下無難事，只怕有心人 |
天下无难事，只怕有心人 |
[[tian1xia4 wu2 nan2shi4, zhi3pa4 you3xin1ren2]] |
/(lit.) there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)/(fig.) persistence will overcome/ |
50
|
2 |
|
|
|
吞嚥困難 |
吞咽困难 |
[tun1 yan4 kun4 nan2] |
/dysphagia (medicine)/ |
4683
|
1 |
|
|
|
萬難 |
万难 |
[wan4 nan2] |
/countless difficulties/extremely difficult/against all odds/ |
6748
|
1 |
|
|
|
萬事開頭難 |
万事开头难 |
[wan4 shi4 kai1 tou2 nan2] |
/every beginning is difficult (idiom)/getting started is always the hardest part/ |
2964
|
1 |
|
|
|
萬事起頭難 |
万事起头难 |
[wan4 shi4 qi3 tou2 nan2] |
/the first step is the hardest (idiom)/ |
4726
|
1 |
|
|
|
危難 |
危难 |
[wei1 nan4] |
/calamity/ |
7102
|
1 |
|
|
|
為難 |
为难 |
[wei2 nan2] |
/to feel embarrassed or awkward/to make things difficult (for someone)/to find things difficult (to do or manage)/ |
5744
|
1 |
|
|
|
畏難 |
畏难 |
[wei4 nan2] |
/to be daunted by challenges/ |
1428
|
1 |
|
|
|
羞愧難當 |
羞愧难当 |
[xiu1 kui4 nan2 dang1] |
/to feel ashamed (idiom)/ |
6083
|
1 |
|
|
|
殉難 |
殉难 |
[xun4 nan4] |
/to sacrifice oneself in a just cause/a victim of a disaster/ |
6977
|
1 |
|
|
|
閻王好見，小鬼難當 |
阎王好见，小鬼难当 |
[Yan2 wang2 hao3 jian4 , xiao3 gui3 nan2 dang1] |
/lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)/ |
4517
|
1 |
|
|
|
嚥下困難 |
咽下困难 |
[yan4 xia4 kun4 nan2] |
/dysphagia (medicine)/ |
4683
|
1 |
|
|
|
耶穌受難節 |
耶稣受难节 |
[Ye1 su1 Shou4 nan4 jie2] |
/Good Friday/ |
2528
|
1 |
|
|
|
一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰 |
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴 |
[[yi1 cun4 guang1yin1 yi1 cun4 jin1, cun4 jin1 nan2 mai3 cun4 guang1yin1]] |
/(lit.) an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying)/(fig.) time is precious/ |
50
|
2 |
|
|
|
一木難支 |
一木难支 |
[yi1 mu4 nan2 zhi1] |
/lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)/fig. one is helpless alone/ |
4646
|
1 |
|
|
|
一言既出，駟馬難追 |
一言既出，驷马难追 |
[yi1 yan2 ji4 chu1 , si4 ma3 nan2 zhui1] |
/lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
一言難盡 |
一言难尽 |
[yi1 yan2 nan2 jin4] |
/hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
疑難 |
疑难 |
[yi2 nan2] |
/hard to understand/difficult to deal with/knotty/complicated/ |
6965
|
1 |
|
|
|
疑難解答 |
疑难解答 |
[yi2 nan2 jie3 da2] |
/trouble shooting/solution to difficulties/ |
6428
|
1 |
|
|
|
疑難問題 |
疑难问题 |
[yi2 nan2 wen4 ti2] |
/knotty problem/intractable difficulty/ |
6550
|
1 |
|
|
|
疑難雜症 |
疑难杂症 |
[yi2 nan2 za2 zheng4] |
/dubious or hard-to-treat cases (medicine)/hard cases/ |
5424
|
1 |
|
|
|
易守難攻 |
易守难攻 |
[yi4 shou3 nan2 gong1] |
/easily guarded, hard to attack/ |
6662
|
1 |
|
|
|
隱秘難言 |
隐秘难言 |
[yin3 mi4 nan2 yan2] |
/too embarrassing to mention/ |
5400
|
1 |
|
|
|
英雄難過美人關 |
英雄难过美人关 |
[ying1 xiong2 nan2 guo4 mei3 ren2 guan1] |
/even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)/ |
5067
|
1 |
|
|
|
迎難而上 |
迎难而上 |
[[ying2nan2er2shang4]] |
/(idiom) to press on in the face of challenges/ |
496
|
2 |
|
|
|
由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難 |
由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难 |
[you2 jian3 ru4 she1 yi4 , you2 she1 ru4 jian3 nan2] |
/(idiom) it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy/ |
1016
|
1 |
|
|
|
有福同享，有難同當 |
有福同享，有难同当 |
[you3 fu2 tong2 xiang3 , you3 nan4 tong2 dang1] |
/To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
有借有還，再借不難 |
有借有还，再借不难 |
[you3 jie4 you3 huan2 , zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2] |
/return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)/ |
4223
|
1 |
|
|
|
遇難船 |
遇难船 |
[yu4 nan2 chuan2] |
/shipwreck/ |
7102
|
1 |
|
|
|
遇難 |
遇难 |
[yu4 nan4] |
/to perish/to be killed/ |
7102
|
1 |
|
|
|
遇難者 |
遇难者 |
[yu4 nan4 zhe3] |
/victim/fatality/ |
7051
|
1 |
|
|
|
慾壑難填 |
欲壑难填 |
[[yu4he4-nan2tian2]] |
/(idiom) insatiably greedy/ |
738
|
2 |
|
|
|
災難片 |
灾难片 |
[zai1 nan4 pian4] |
/disaster movie/ |
6553
|
1 |
|
|
|
災難性 |
灾难性 |
[zai1 nan4 xing4] |
/catastrophic/ |
6712
|
1 |
|
|
|
災難 |
灾难 |
[[zai1nan4]] |
/disaster; catastrophe/ |
793
|
2 |
|
|
|
在家千日好，出門一時難 |
在家千日好，出门一时难 |
[zai4 jia1 qian1 ri4 hao3 , chu1 men2 yi1 shi2 nan2] |
/lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)/fig. there's no place like home/ |
1256
|
1 |
|
|
|
在所難免 |
在所难免 |
[zai4 suo3 nan2 mian3] |
/to be unavoidable (idiom)/ |
5614
|
1 |
|
|
|
遭難 |
遭难 |
[zao1 nan4] |
/to run into misfortune/ |
7051
|
1 |
|
|
|
責難 |
责难 |
[ze2 nan4] |
/to censure/ |
5879
|
1 |
|
|
|
真假難辨 |
真假难辨 |
[zhen1 jia3 nan2 bian4] |
/hard to distinguish real from imitation/ |
7102
|
1 |
|
|
|
政治避難 |
政治避难 |
[zheng4 zhi4 bi4 nan4] |
/political asylum/ |
6552
|
1 |
|
|
|
知易行難 |
知易行难 |
[zhi1 yi4 xing2 nan2] |
/easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom)/easier said than done/ |
4693
|
1 |
|
|
|
知難而退 |
知难而退 |
[[zhi1nan2er2tui4]] |
/(lit.) to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom)/(fig.) to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like/ |
50
|
2 |
|
|
|
質難 |
质难 |
[zhi4 nan4] |
/to blame/ |
6955
|
1 |
|
|
|
眾口難調 |
众口难调 |
[zhong4 kou3 nan2 tiao2] |
/it's difficult to please everyone (idiom)/ |
2202
|
1 |
|
|
|
眾怒難犯 |
众怒难犯 |
[zhong4 nu4 nan2 fan4] |
/(idiom) one cannot afford to incur public wrath/it is dangerous to incur the anger of the masses/ |
1991
|
1 |
|
|
|
擢髮難數 |
擢发难数 |
[zhuo2 fa4 nan2 shu3] |
/lit. as difficult to count as hair pulled from sb's head (idiom)/fig. innumerable (crimes)/ |
4652
|
1 |
|
|
|
自身難保 |
自身难保 |
[zi4 shen1 nan2 bao3] |
/powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
阻難 |
阻难 |
[zu3 nan4] |
/to thwart/to impede/ |
6792
|
1 |
|
|
|
左右兩難 |
左右两难 |
[zuo3 you4 liang3 nan2] |
/(idiom) between a rock and a hard place/in a dilemma/ |
1713
|
1 |
|
|
|
左右為難 |
左右为难 |
[zuo3 you4 wei2 nan2] |
/(idiom) between a rock and a hard place/in a dilemma/ |
1713
|
1 |
|
|
|
坐立難安 |
坐立难安 |
[zuo4 li4 nan2 an1] |
/unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)/ |
6061
|
1 |
