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小洞不堵，大洞难补
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ ， dà dòng nán bǔ
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If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
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山难
shān nàn
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mountain accident
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左右两难
zuǒ yòu liǎng nán
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dilemma;
quandary;
Scylla and Charybdis;
between the devil and the deep blue sea (idiom)
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巧妇难为无米之炊
qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
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The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
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从难从严
cóng nán cóng yán
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demanding and strict (idiom);
exacting
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急人之难
jí rén zhī nàn
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anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)
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恨海难填
hèn hǎi nán tián
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sea of hatred is hard to fill (idiom); irreconcilable division
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患难见真情
huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng
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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
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欲壑难填
yù hè nán tián
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bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed;
carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment
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排难解纷
pái nàn jiě fēn
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to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences
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擢发难数
zhuó fà nán shǔ
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lit. as difficult to count as hair pulled from sb's head (idiom);
fig. innumerable (crimes)
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攻坚克难
gōng jiān kè nán
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to tackle a thorny problem and overcome its challenges
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政治避难
zhèng zhì bì nàn
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political asylum
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明枪好躲，暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ ， àn jiàn nán fáng
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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
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明枪易躲，暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ ， àn jiàn nán fáng
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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
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易守难攻
yì shǒu nán gōng
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easily guarded, hard to attack
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更仆难数
gēng pú nán shǔ
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too many to count;
very many;
innumerable
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曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云
céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ ， chú què wū shān bù shì yún
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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
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有借有还，再借不难
yǒu jiè yǒu huán ， zài jiè bù nán
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return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)
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有福同享，有难同当
yǒu fú tóng xiǎng ， yǒu nàn tóng dāng
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To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
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本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
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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)
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死结难解
sǐ jié nán jiě
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enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem;
intractable difficulty
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毁家纾难
huǐ jiā shū nàn
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to sacrifice one's wealth to save the state (idiom)
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母难日
mǔ nàn rì
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(old) birthday
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比登天还难
bǐ dēng tiān hái nán
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lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom);
fig. extremely difficult;
far from an easy task
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