維艱

Chinese

		to preserve; to maintain; to hold together to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension	difficult; hard; hardship
trad. (維艱)		維	艱
simp. (维艰)		维	艰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéijiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéijiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéijian
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-chien¹
    • Yale: wéi-jyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weijian
    • Palladius: вэйцзянь (vɛjczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

Adjective

維艱

1. (literary) very difficult

Derived terms

• 創業維艱／创业维艰
• 步履維艱／步履维艰 (bùlǚwéijiān)
• 物力維艱／物力维艰
• 舉步維艱／举步维艰 (jǔbùwéijiān)