難為

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See also: 难为

Chinese

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disaster; distress; to scold
disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
 
because of; for; to
because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
 
trad. (難為/難爲) /
simp. (难为)
anagram 為難为难

Pronunciation 1

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Verb

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難為

  1. (literary) to be difficult to do
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Pronunciation 2

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Verb

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難為

  1. to make it difficult for (someone)
  2. to be a tough job for (someone)
  3. (polite) An expression used to thank someone for doing something that takes effort
  4. to spoil; to ruin; to waste
  5. (polite, chiefly Northern Wu) to expend; to spend; to squander; to waste (something valuable)
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  • (to make it difficult for someone): 擠對挤对 (jǐduì) (colloquial)
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