Cantonese words starting with N
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naan4 dung2
難懂难懂
difficult to understand
naan4 fan1 naan4 gaai2
難分難解难分难解
to become caught up in an irresolvable situation (idiom)
naan4 fan1 naan4 se2
難分難捨难分难舍
loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
naan4 gaai2
難解难解
hard to solve; hard to understand
naan4 gaai2 naan4 fan1
難解難分难解难分
hard to untie, hard to separate (idiom); inextricably involved
naan4 gei3
難記难记
hard to remember
naan4 ging1
難經难经
Classic on Medical Problems, c. 1st century AD
naan4 gong2
難講难讲
difficult to tell; hard to say; uncertain
naan4 gwaai3
難怪难怪
(it's) no wonder (that...)
naan4 gwaan1
難關难关
difficulty
naan4 gwo3
難過难过
feel sorry
naan4 ham1
難堪难堪
hard to take
naan4 hang4
難行难行
hard to pass
naan4 hek3
難吃难吃
unpalatable
naan4 hing1 naan4 dai6
難兄難弟难兄难弟
lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
naan4 hoi1 haa6 dou6
難開下道难开下道
a street in Kowloon Tong well known for its hourly love hotel in Hong Kong, used as a pun when talking about women who are reluctant to have sex [colloquial]
naan4 hon3
難看难看
ugly
naan4 hot3
難喝难喝
unpleasant to drink
naan4 ji5
難以难以
hard to (predict, imagine etc)
naan4 ji5 gaai2 kyut3
難以解決难以解决
difficult to solve;
naan4 ji5 jan2 sau6
難以忍受难以忍受
hard to endure
naan4 ji5 jing3 fu6
難以應付难以应付
hard to deal with
naan4 ji5 jing4 jung4
難以形容难以形容
hard to describe; have no words to express; no words can describe
naan4 ji5 kai2 ci2
難以啟齒难以启齿
to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)
naan4 ji5 lei5 gaai2
難以理解难以理解
hard to understand
naan4 ji5 sat6 jin6
難以實現难以实现
hard to accomplish
naan4 ji5 wai4 gai3
難以為繼难以为继
difficult to continue; unsustainable
naan4 ji5 zi3 seon3
難以置信难以置信
(idiom) hard to believe; incredible
naan4 ji5 zi6 ji5
難以自已难以自已
cannot control oneself (idiom)
naan4 ji5 zuk1 mo2
難以捉摸难以捉摸
elusive; enigmatic
naan4 ji6
難易难易
difficulty
naan4 jin4 zi1 jan2
難言之隱难言之隐
a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom); an embarrassing illness
naan4 jyu1 dang1 tin1
難於登天难于登天
harder than climbing to heaven (idiom)
naan4 jyu1 zip3 gan6
難於接近难于接近
(of people) difficult to approach
naan4 liu6
難料难料
unpredictable; difficult to predict [written and colloquial]
naan4 man4
難聞难闻
unpleasant smell
naan4 min5
難免难免
hard to avoid; will inevitably
naan4 ming4
難明难明
difficult to understand
naan4 mong4
難忘难忘
unforgettable
naan4 nang4 ho2 gwai3
難能可貴难能可贵
rare and precious; remarkable
naan4 ngaai4
難捱难捱
trying
naan4 ngou4
難熬难熬
(of pain or hardship) hard to bear
naan4 noi6
難耐难耐
hard to bear
naan4 sau6
難受难受
to feel unwell; to be difficult to bear
naan4 se2 naan4 fan1
難捨難分难舍难分
loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
naan4 se2 naan4 lei4
難捨難離难舍难离
loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
naan4 sik6
難食难食
taste bad; hard to eat; unpalatable
naan4 soeng1 jyu5
難相與难相与
hard to work with; incompatible (spoken)
naan4 taan4
難彈难弹
hard to play (of music for stringed instrument)
naan4 tai2
難睇难睇
disgusting (spoken)