難得 [难－]

Jyutping naan4 dak1
Pinyin nán dé

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. seldom
  2. rare
  3. hard to come by
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    好少​機會​遇到
    hard or virtually impossible to come by; rare
    • 呢個人咁好，真係難得。
      呢个人咁好，真系难得。
      ni1 go3 jan4 gam3 hou2, zan1 hai6 naan4 dak1.
      It is not easy to find such a nice man like him.
  2. 近義詞
    罕見
  3. 副詞
    表示​情況​唔​常見
    rarely; seldom
    • 難得大家都唔駛加班 ，不如一齊去行街吖！
      难得大家都唔驶加班 ，不如一齐去行街吖！
      naam4 dak1 daai6 gaa1 dou1 m4 sai2 gaa1 baan1, bat1 jyu4 jat1 cai4 heoi3 haang4 gaai1 aa1!
      It is so rare that we don't need to work overtime. Let's go shopping!
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我生平难得做了一件好事...却是没用的。
    我生平難得做瞭一件好事...卻是沒用的。
    wǒ shēng píng nán dé zuò liǎo yī jiàn hǎo shì ... què shì méi yòng de 。
    • For once in my life I'm doing a good deed... And it is useless.
  2. Mandarin
    警方很能明白有人偷了我的信用卡，并提了好多钱。让他们相信”有人偷了我的魔剑“要难得多。
    警方很能明白有人偷瞭我的信用卡，並提瞭好多錢。讓他們相信”有人偷瞭我的魔劍“要難得多。
    jǐng fāng hěn néng míng bai yǒu rén tōu liǎo wǒ de xìn yòng kǎ ， bìng tí liǎo hǎo duō qián 。 ràng tā men xiāng xìn ” yǒu rén tōu liǎo wǒ de mó jiàn “ yào nán dé duō 。
    • The police are really good at understanding "Someone stole my credit card and ran up a lot of charges." It's a lot harder to get them to buy into "Someone stole my magic sword."
  3. Mandarin
    汉语不算难得学不会。
    漢語不算難得學不會。
    hàn yǔ bù suàn nán dé xué bù huì 。
    • Chinese is not too difficult to learn.
  4. Mandarin
    如果你不会说英语，你就很难得到一个好的职位。
    如果你不會說英語，你就很難得到一個好的職位。
    rú guǒ nǐ bù huì shuō yīng yǔ ， nǐ jiù hěn nán dé dào yī gè hǎo de zhí wèi 。
    • You're much less likely to get a good position if you don't speak English.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    人生难得一知己。
    人生難得一知己。
    jan4 sang1 naan4 dak1 jat1 zi1 gei2.
    • It is difficult to have someone who understands you so well in your life.
  2. Cantonese
    好耐没咁齐人喇，今晚难得可以把酒言欢。
    好耐冇咁齊人喇，今晚難得可以把酒言歡。
    hou2 noi6 mou5 gam3 cai4 jan4 laa3, gam1 maan5 naan4 dak1 ho2 ji5 baa2 zau2 jin4 fun1.
    • It's been a long time for so many of us to gather. It's a precious occasion that we can enjoy drinking and the conversation tonight.
  3. Cantonese
    我哋咁难得可以过五关斩六将，决赛许胜不许败！
    我哋咁難得可以過五關斬六將，決賽許勝不許敗！
    ngo5 dei6 gam3 naan4 dak1 sin1 ho2 ji5 gwo3 ng5 gwaan1 zaam2 luk6 zoeng3, kyut3 coi3 heoi2 sing3 bat1 heoi2 baai6!
    • It's been tough for us to get over the challenges all along. We must win in the final!
  4. Cantonese
    难得大厨大驾光临，多谢赏面啊。
    難得大廚大駕光臨，多謝賞面啊。
    jau5 hang6 jiu1 cing2 daai6 cyu2 daai6 gaa3 gwong1 lam4, do1 ze6 soeng2 min2 aa3.
    • It's rare that the chef has come. We are grateful for his presence.
  5. Cantonese
    喺咁多见工嘅人里面，佢一枝独秀，系难得嘅人材。
    喺咁多見工嘅人裏面，佢一枝獨秀，係難得嘅人材。
    hai2 gam3 do1 gin3 gung1 ge3 jan4 leoi5 min6, keoi5 jat1 zi1 duk6 sau3, hai6 naan4 dak1 ge3 jan4 coi4.
    • Among all the applicants, he really stands out in the crowd. He is such a talent.