維艱

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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

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

(literary) very difficult

Derived terms

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