難做 [难－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. difficult to do; to put someone in a difficult situation
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    陷入​於​一個​無論​做​咩​都​會​令人​不​滿​嘅​局面​，​或者​好​難處​理​嘅​局面
    to be put in a difficult situation; literally: hard to do
    • 唔好噉樣啦，我會好難做㗎。
      唔好噉样啦，我会好难做㗎。
      m4 hou2 gam2 joeng2 laa1, ngo5 wui5 hou2 naan4 zou6 gaa3.
      Don't be like that or I wouldn't know what to do.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 難為情 – 难为情
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他把那么难做的活儿丢给我。
    他把那麼難做的活兒丟給我。
    tā bǎ nà me nán zuò de huó er diū gěi wǒ 。
    • He left me with tons of hard work to do.
    • He dropped a bunch of hard tasks on me.
    • He foisted a bunch of hard work on me.
  2. Mandarin
    生意真难做!
    生意真難做!
    shēng yì zhēn nán zuò !
    • Man is business difficult!
    • Doing business is really difficult.
  3. Mandarin
    在现今的社会，最难做到的事情就是……做回自己。
    在現今的社會，最難做到的事情就是……做回自己。
    zài xiàn jīn de shè huì ， zuì nán zuò dào de shì qing jiù shì …… zuò huí zì jǐ 。
    • In today's world, the hardest thing for a man to be... is himself.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    喺现今嘅社会，最难做到嘅嘢就系⋯⋯做返自己。
    喺現今嘅社會，最難做到嘅嘢就係⋯⋯做返自己。
    hai2 jin6 gam1 ge3 se5 wui2 ， zeoi3 naan4 zou6 dou3 ge3 je5 zau6 hai6 ⋯ ⋯ zou6 faan2 zi6 gei2 。
    • In today's world, the hardest thing for a man to be... is himself.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢次灾难做成巨大嘅伤亡。
    呢次災難做成巨大嘅傷亡。
    ni1 ci3 zoi1 naan6 zou6 sing4 geoi6 daai6 ge3 soeng1 mong4.
    • This disaster has caused huge casualties.
  2. Cantonese
    唔好再同我讨价还价喇，生意难做呀！
    唔好再同我討價還價喇，生意難做呀！
    m4 hou2 zoi3 tung4 ngo5 tou2 gaa3 waan4 gaa3 laa3, saang1 ji3 naan4 zou6 aa3!
    • Please do not haggle the price anymore. It'll be hard for me to turn a profit.
  3. Cantonese
    你做过搞手就知有几难做㗎喇。
    你做過搞手就知有幾難做㗎喇。
    nei5 zou6 gwo3 gaau2 sau2 zau6 zi1 jau5 gei2 naan4 zou6 gaa3 laa3.
    • Once you have been an organiser, you will realize the difficulties.
  4. Cantonese
    虽然呢件事好难做，但系只要我哋有愚公移山嘅精神，一定可以做到。
    雖然呢件事好難做，但係只要我哋有愚公移山嘅精神，一定可以做到。
    seoi1 jin4 ni1 gin6 si6 hou2 naan4 zou6, daan6 hai6 zi2 jiu3 ngo5 dei6 jau5 jyu4 gung1 ji4 saan1 ge3 zing1 san4, jat1 ding3 ho2 ji5 zou6 dou2.
    • Although this is very difficult, as long as we are persistent, we can make it.
  5. Cantonese
    唔好噉样啦，我会好难做㗎。
    唔好噉樣啦，我會好難做㗎。
    m4 hou2 gam2 joeng2 laa1, ngo5 wui5 hou2 naan4 zou6 gaa3.
    • Don't be like that or I wouldn't know what to do.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    实际上，拿莫温对待外头工人，也并不怎样客气，因为除了打骂之外，还有更巧妙的方法，譬如派给你难做的“生活”，或者调你去做不愿意去做的工作。
    實際上，拿莫温對待外頭工人，也並不怎樣客氣，因為除了打罵之外，還有更巧妙的方法，譬如派給你難做的“生活”，或者調你去做不願意去做的工作。
    shí jì shàng ， ná mò wēn duì dài wài tou gōng rén ， yě bìng bù zěn yàng kè qi ， yīn wèi chú le dǎ mà zhī wài ， hái yǒu gèng qiǎo miào de fāng fǎ ， pì rú pài gěi nǐ nán zuò de “ shēng huó ” ， huò zhě diào nǐ qù zuò bù yuàn yì qù zuò de gōng zuò ．
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