難為

See also: 难为

Chinese

		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)		難	為/爲
simp. (难为)		难	为
anagram		為難／为难

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nánwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): naan⁴ wai⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lân-ûi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nánwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nánwéi
    • Wade–Giles: nan²-wei²
    • Yale: nán-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanwei
    • Palladius: наньвэй (nanʹvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: naan⁴ wai⁴
    • Yale: nàahn wàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: naan⁴ wai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: nan⁴ wei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /naːn²¹ wɐi̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lân-ûi
    • Tâi-lô: lân-uî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lan'uii
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /lan²⁴⁻²² ui²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lan¹³⁻²² ui¹³/

Verb

難為

1. (literary) to be difficult to do

Derived terms

• 巧婦難為無米之炊／巧妇难为无米之炊 (qiǎofù nánwéi wúmǐzhīchuī)
• 怕難為情／怕难为情
• 難為情／难为情 (nánwéiqíng)

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nánwei, nánwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ˙ㄨㄟ, ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): naan⁴ wai^4-2
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lân-ûi
• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶ne-we₆ / ²ne-we₂ / ²nae-ve₂ / ²naen-wei₂ / ²nae-we₂

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nánwei
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ˙ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nánwe̊i
    • Wade–Giles: nan²-wei⁵
    • Yale: nán-wei
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nan.uei
    • Palladius: наньвэй (nanʹvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ weɪ̯³/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nánwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nánwéi
    • Wade–Giles: nan²-wei²
    • Yale: nán-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanwei
    • Palladius: наньвэй (nanʹvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: naan⁴ wai^4-2
    • Yale: nàahn wái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: naan⁴ wai^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: nan⁴ wei^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /naːn²¹ wɐi̯²¹⁻³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lân-ûi
    • Tâi-lô: lân-uî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lan'uii
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /lan²⁴⁻²² ui²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lan¹³⁻²² ui¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ne-we₆
    • MiniDict: ne^去 we^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³ne-hhue₃
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ne²² ɦue⁴⁴/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ²ne-we₂
    • MiniDict: ne^平 we^平
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ne²² ɦue³³/
  • (Northern: Songjiang)
    • Wugniu: ²nae-ve₂
    • Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /nɛ¹⁵ βe⁵³/
  • (Northern: Hangzhou)
    • Wugniu: ²naen-wei₂
    • MiniDict: naen^平 wei^平
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /nẽ̞²² ɦui³⁴/
  • (Northern: Haining)
    • Wugniu: ²nae-we₂
    • Sinological IPA (Haining): /nɛ¹¹ ɦue⁵⁵/

Verb

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)

Synonyms

• (to make it difficult for someone): 擠對／挤对 (jǐduì) (colloquial)

Derived terms

• 鬼相打難為生病人／鬼相打难为生病人