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更僕難數
gēng pú nán shǔ
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too many to count;
very many;
innumerable
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曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲
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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有借有還，再借不難
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，有難同當
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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本性難移
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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死結難解
sǐ jié nán jiě
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enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem;
intractable difficulty
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死難
sǐ nàn
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to die in an accident;
to die for a just cause
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死難者
sǐ nàn zhě
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victim of an accident;
casualty;
martyr for one's country
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殉難
xùn nàn
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to sacrifice oneself in a just cause;
a victim of a disaster
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毀家紓難
huǐ jiā shū nàn
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to sacrifice one's wealth to save the state (idiom)
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母難日
mǔ nàn rì
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(old) birthday
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比登天還難
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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江山易改稟性難移
jiāng shān yì gǎi bǐng xìng nán yí
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rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder
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江山易改，本性難移
jiāng shān yì gǎi ， běn xìng nán yí
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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?
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沒齒難忘
mò chǐ nán wàng
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hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives;
undying gratitude
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法網難逃
fǎ wǎng nán táo
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it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)
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泥菩薩過江，自身難保
ní pú sà guò jiāng ， zì shēn nán bǎo
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like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety;
unable to save oneself, let alone others
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海難
hǎi nàn
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perils of the sea
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清官難斷家務事
qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì
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even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb)
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潑水難收
pō shuǐ nán shōu
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water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change
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災難
zāi nàn
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disaster;
catastrophe
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災難性
zāi nàn xìng
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catastrophic
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災難片
zāi nàn piàn
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disaster movie
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為難
wéi nán
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to feel embarrassed or awkward;
to make things difficult (for someone);
to find things difficult (to do or manage)
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牽馬到河易，強馬飲水難
qiān mǎ dào hé yì ， qiǎng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)
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