千金难买
qiān jīn nán mǎi
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can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
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千难万难
qiān nán wàn nán
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extremely difficult
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受难日
shòu nàn rì
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Good Friday
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受难纪念
shòu nán jì niàn
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memorial
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可共患难
kě gòng huàn nàn
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to go through thick and thin together (idiom)
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君子一言,驷马难追
jūn zǐ yī yán , sì mǎ nán zhuī
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a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)
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吞咽困难
tūn yàn kùn nán
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dysphagia (medicine)
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善财难舍
shàn cái nán shě
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to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity;
skinflint;
miserly
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咽下困难
yàn xià kùn nán
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dysphagia (medicine)
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困难在于
kùn nán zài yú
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the problem is...
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在家千日好,出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán
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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
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坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
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unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
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多难兴邦
duō nàn xīng bāng
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much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal
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大难
dà nàn
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great catastrophe
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大难不死,必有后福
dà nàn bù sǐ , bì yǒu hòu fú
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one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)
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天下无难事,只怕有心人
tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
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lit. nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set (idiom)
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天理难容
tiān lǐ nán róng
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Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom);
intolerable behavior
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奢入俭难
shē rù jiǎn nán
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it is hard to become frugal after becoming accustomed to luxury (idiom)
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奢易俭难
shē yì jiǎn nán
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easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)
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好借好还,再借不难
hǎo jiè hǎo huán , zài jiè bù nán
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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]
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好梦难成
hǎo mèng nán chéng
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a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)
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安难
ān nàn
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(classical) (of soldiers etc) resolute in the face of adversity
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家家有本难念的经
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng
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Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
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寸步难移
cùn bù nán yí
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see 寸步難行|寸步难行[cun4 bu4 nan2 xing2]
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寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
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An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.;
Time is precious.
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