nán nan

difficult, arduous, hard; unable

DEFINITIONS

難 nán
  • difficult (to...)
  • problem
  • difficulty
  • difficult
  • not good
難 nàn
  • disaster
  • distress
  • to scold

WORDS

聯合國民事務高級專員辦事處 lián hé guó nán mín shì wù gāo jí zhuān yuán bàn shì chù Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
lín nàn in peril; facing disaster
自身保 zì shēn nán bǎo powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless
jiān nán difficult; hard; challenging
險阻 jiān nán xiǎn zǔ untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)
kǔ nàn suffering
深重 kǔ nàn shēn zhòng deep grief; extensive sorrow
英雄過美人關 yīng xióng nán guò měi rén guān even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)
萬事起頭 wàn shì qǐ tóu nán the first step is the hardest (idiom)
萬事開頭 wàn shì kāi tóu nán every beginning is difficult (idiom); getting started is always the hardest part
wàn nán countless difficulties; extremely difficult; against all odds
落落合 luò luò nán hé a loner; someone who does not easily get along with others
luò nàn to meet with misfortune; to fall into dire straits
méng nàn to meet with disaster; killed; in the clutches of the enemy; to fall foul of; in danger
覆水收 fù shuǐ nán shōu 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
而上 jiàn nán ér shàng to take the bull by the horns (idiom)
誦讀困症 sòng dú kùn nan zhèng dyslexia
請神容易送神 qǐng shén róng yì sòng shén nán it's easier to invite the devil in than to send him away
zé nàn to censure
zhì nàn to blame
duǒ nàn to take refuge; to seek refuge from disaster
biàn nàn to debate; to retort; to refute
逃災避 táo zāi bì nàn to seek refuge from calamities
táo nàn to run away from trouble; to flee from calamity; to be a refugee
進退兩 jìn tuì liǎng nán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation