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Jyutping naan4 si6
Pinyin nán shì

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    difficult matter; difficulty
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    让他在公众场合说话是件难事。
    讓他在公眾場合説話是件難事。
    ràng tā zài gōng zhòng chǎng hé shuō huà shì jiàn nán shì 。
    • It will be difficult for him to speak in public.
  2. Mandarin
    你如果能把全副精力放进去,要学会英文并不是难事。
    你如果能把全副精力放進去,要學會英文並不是難事。
    nǐ rú guǒ néng bǎ quán fù jīng lì fàng jìn qù , yào xué huì yīng wén bìng bù shì nán shì 。
    • If you concentrate all your energies on the study of English, you will master the language.
  3. Mandarin
    有了这个装置,把海水净化成淡水就不是难事了。
    有了這個裝置,把海水淨化成淡水就不是難事了。
    yǒu le zhè ge zhuāng zhì , bǎ hǎi shuǐ jìng huà chéng dàn shuǐ jiù bú shi nán shì le 。
    • This device made it possible to turn sea-water into fresh water easily.
  4. Mandarin
    世上无难事,只怕有心人。
    世上無難事,只怕有心人。
    shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén 。
    • There are no difficult things in the world, but only weak-hearted people.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    英文系难学,但唔代表学唔到㗎。世上无难事,只怕有心人吖嘛。
    英文係難學,但唔代表學唔到㗎。世上無難事,只怕有心人吖嘛。
    jing1 man2 hai6 naan4 hok6, daan6 m4 doi6 biu2 hok6 m4 dou2 gaa3. sai3 soeng6 mou4 naan4 si6, zi2 paa3 jau5 sam1 jan4 aa1 maa3.
    • Yes, learning English can be difficult, but it's not impossible. With determination and perseverance, you'll eventually get there.