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寸步難行
cùn bù nán xíng
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unable to move a single step (idiom);
to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
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寸金難買寸光陰
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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小洞不堵，大洞難補
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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山難
shān nàn
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mountain accident
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左右兩難
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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巧婦難為無米之炊
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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強人所難
qiǎng rén suǒ nán
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to force someone to do something
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從難從嚴
cóng nán cóng yán
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demanding and strict (idiom);
exacting
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急人之難
jí rén zhī nàn
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anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)
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急難
jí nàn
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misfortune;
crisis;
grave danger;
critical situation;
disaster;
emergency;
to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament
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恨海難填
hèn hǎi nán tián
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sea of hatred is hard to fill (idiom); irreconcilable division
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患難
huàn nàn
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trials and tribulations
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患難之交
huàn nàn zhī jiāo
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a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
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患難見真情
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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慾壑難填
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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排憂解難
pái yōu jiě nàn
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to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)
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排難解紛
pái nàn jiě fēn
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to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences
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插翅難飛
chā chì nán fēi
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lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
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擢髮難數
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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攻堅克難
gōng jiān kè nán
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to tackle a thorny problem and overcome its challenges
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政治避難
zhèng zhì bì nàn
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political asylum
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救難
jiù nán
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to rescue;
rescue (operation, workers)
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明槍好躲，暗箭難防
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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明槍易躲，暗箭難防
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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易守難攻
yì shǒu nán gōng
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easily guarded, hard to attack
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