Cantonese words starting with N
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難懂难懂
naan4 dung2difficult to understand
難分難解难分难解
naan4 fan1 naan4 gaai2to become caught up in an irresolvable situation (idiom)
難分難捨难分难舍
naan4 fan1 naan4 se2loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
難解难解
naan4 gaai2hard to solve; hard to understand
難解難分难解难分
naan4 gaai2 naan4 fan1hard to untie, hard to separate (idiom); inextricably involved
難記难记
naan4 gei3hard to remember
難經难经
naan4 ging1Classic on Medical Problems, c. 1st century AD
難講难讲
naan4 gong2difficult to tell; hard to say; uncertain
難怪难怪
naan4 gwaai3(it's) no wonder (that...)
難關难关
naan4 gwaan1difficulty
難過难过
naan4 gwo3feel sorry
難堪难堪
naan4 ham1hard to take
難行难行
naan4 hang4hard to pass
難吃难吃
naan4 hek3unpalatable
難兄難弟难兄难弟
naan4 hing1 naan4 dai6lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
難開下道难开下道
naan4 hoi1 haa6 dou6a street in Kowloon Tong well known for its hourly love hotel in Hong Kong, u...
難看难看
naan4 hon3ugly
難喝难喝
naan4 hot3unpleasant to drink
難以难以
naan4 ji5hard to (predict, imagine etc)
難以解決难以解决
naan4 ji5 gaai2 kyut3difficult to solve;
難以忍受难以忍受
naan4 ji5 jan2 sau6hard to endure
難以應付难以应付
naan4 ji5 jing3 fu6hard to deal with
難以形容难以形容
naan4 ji5 jing4 jung4hard to describe; have no words to express; no words can describe
難以啟齒难以启齿
naan4 ji5 kai2 ci2to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)
難以理解难以理解
naan4 ji5 lei5 gaai2hard to understand
難以實現难以实现
naan4 ji5 sat6 jin6hard to accomplish
難以為繼难以为继
naan4 ji5 wai4 gai3difficult to continue; unsustainable
難以置信难以置信
naan4 ji5 zi3 seon3(idiom) hard to believe; incredible
難以自已难以自已
naan4 ji5 zi6 ji5cannot control oneself (idiom)
難以捉摸难以捉摸
naan4 ji5 zuk1 mo2elusive; enigmatic
難易难易
naan4 ji6difficulty
難言之隱难言之隐
naan4 jin4 zi1 jan2a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom); an embarrassing illness
難於登天难于登天
naan4 jyu1 dang1 tin1harder than climbing to heaven (idiom)
難於接近难于接近
naan4 jyu1 zip3 gan6(of people) difficult to approach
難料难料
naan4 liu6unpredictable; difficult to predict [written and colloquial]
難聞难闻
naan4 man4unpleasant smell
難免难免
naan4 min5hard to avoid; will inevitably
難明难明
naan4 ming4difficult to understand
難忘难忘
naan4 mong4unforgettable
難能可貴难能可贵
naan4 nang4 ho2 gwai3rare and precious; remarkable
難捱难捱
naan4 ngaai4trying
難熬难熬
naan4 ngou4(of pain or hardship) hard to bear
難耐难耐
naan4 noi6hard to bear
難受难受
naan4 sau6to feel unwell; to be difficult to bear
難捨難分难舍难分
naan4 se2 naan4 fan1loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
難捨難離难舍难离
naan4 se2 naan4 lei4loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
難食难食
naan4 sik6taste bad; hard to eat; unpalatable
難相與难相与
naan4 soeng1 jyu5hard to work with; incompatible (spoken)
難彈难弹
naan4 taan4hard to play (of music for stringed instrument)
難睇难睇
naan4 tai2disgusting (spoken)
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