勉為其難 [－为－难]

Jyutping min5 wai4 kei4 naan4
Pinyin miǎn wéi qí nán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to tackle a difficult job (idiom)
  2. to do sth reluctantly
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    好​勉強​咁​去​做​一件​事
    to undertake to do a difficult job as best as one can; to push somebody to take on a difficult job
    • 你勉為其難幫我一次啦！
      你勉为其难帮我一次啦！
      nei5 min5 wai4 kei4 naan4 bong1 ngo5 jat1 ci3 laa1!
      Can you help me with this difficult task?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to reluctantly do something that is almost beyond one's ability or something that one does not wish to do
  2. phrase, idiomatic
    to force someone to do something that he/she is hardly capable of or is unwilling to do
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你勉为其难帮我一次啦！
    你勉為其難幫我一次啦！
    nei5 min5 wai4 kei4 naan4 bong1 ngo5 jat1 ci3 laa1!
    • Can you help me with this difficult task?