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Jyutping naan4
Pinyin nán

Definitions (Unihan)
  1. difficult, arduous, hard
  2. unable
  3. Cangjie Input
    EOG
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你们要是用刀剑刺向我们,我们难道不会流血吗?
    你們要是用刀劍刺向我們,我们难道不會流血嗎?
    nǐ men yào shi yòng dāo jiàn cì xiàng wǒ men , wǒ men nán dào bù huì liú xuè ma ?
    • If you prick us, do we not bleed?
  2. Mandarin
    她得了肝炎,难怪越来越瘦了。
    她得了肝炎,难怪越來越瘦了。
    tā dé le gān yán , nán guài yuè lái yuè shòu le 。
    • She got hepatitis no wonder she is losing so much weight.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好讲埋啲咁难听嘅说话啦。
    唔好讲埋啲咁难听嘅说话啦。
    m4 hou2 gong2 maai4 di1 gam3 naan4 teng1 ge3 syut3 waa6 laa1.
    • Don't say such terrible words.
  2. Cantonese
    成日要难扤佢食饭
    成日要难扤佢食饭
    sing4 jat6 jiu3 naan4 ngat1 keoi5 sik6 faan6
    • regularly need to force them to eat their meal
  3. Cantonese
    唐话、本系难晓、各处有各处嘅土谈
    唐话、本系难晓、各处有各处嘅土谈
    tong4 waa2, bun2 hai6 naan4 hiu2, gok3 cyu3 jau5 gok3 cyu3 ge3 tou2 taam4
    • Chinese is fundamentally difficult to understand; every region has its own dialect
  4. Cantonese
    做落先知原来咁难。
    做落先知原来咁难。
    zou6 lok6 sin1 zi1 jyun4 loi4 gam3 naan4.
    • X
  5. Cantonese
    呢间餐厅啲嘢食出咗名难食。
    呢间餐厅啲嘢食出咗名难食。
    ni1 gaan1 caan1 teng1 di1 je5 sik6 ceot1 zo2 meng2 naan4 sik6.
    • The food of this restaurant is (in)famous for being distasteful.