Cantonese words starting with N

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难懂
naan4 dung2difficult to understand
难分难解
naan4 fan1 naan4 gaai2to become caught up in an irresolvable situation (idiom)
难分难舍
naan4 fan1 naan4 se2loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
难解
naan4 gaai2hard to solve; hard to understand
难解难分
naan4 gaai2 naan4 fan1hard to untie, hard to separate (idiom); inextricably involved
难记
naan4 gei3hard to remember
难经
naan4 ging1Classic on Medical Problems, c. 1st century AD
难讲
naan4 gong2difficult to tell; hard to say; uncertain
难怪
naan4 gwaai3(it's) no wonder (that...)
难关
naan4 gwaan1difficulty
难过
naan4 gwo3feel sorry
难堪
naan4 ham1hard to take
难行
naan4 hang4hard to pass
难吃
naan4 hek3unpalatable
难兄难弟
naan4 hing1 naan4 dai6lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
难开下道
naan4 hoi1 haa6 dou6a street in Kowloon Tong well known for its hourly love hotel in Hong Kong, u...
难看
naan4 hon3ugly
难喝
naan4 hot3unpleasant to drink
难以
naan4 ji5hard to (predict, imagine etc)
难以解决
naan4 ji5 gaai2 kyut3difficult to solve;
难以忍受
naan4 ji5 jan2 sau6hard to endure
难以应付
naan4 ji5 jing3 fu6hard to deal with
难以形容
naan4 ji5 jing4 jung4hard to describe; have no words to express; no words can describe
难以启齿
naan4 ji5 kai2 ci2to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)
难以理解
naan4 ji5 lei5 gaai2hard to understand
难以实现
naan4 ji5 sat6 jin6hard to accomplish
难以为继
naan4 ji5 wai4 gai3difficult to continue; unsustainable
难以置信
naan4 ji5 zi3 seon3(idiom) hard to believe; incredible
难以自已
naan4 ji5 zi6 ji5cannot control oneself (idiom)
难以捉摸
naan4 ji5 zuk1 mo2elusive; enigmatic
难易
naan4 ji6difficulty
难言之隐
naan4 jin4 zi1 jan2a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom); an embarrassing illness
难于登天
naan4 jyu1 dang1 tin1harder than climbing to heaven (idiom)
难于接近
naan4 jyu1 zip3 gan6(of people) difficult to approach
难料
naan4 liu6unpredictable; difficult to predict [written and colloquial]
难闻
naan4 man4unpleasant smell
难免
naan4 min5hard to avoid; will inevitably
难明
naan4 ming4difficult to understand
难忘
naan4 mong4unforgettable
难能可贵
naan4 nang4 ho2 gwai3rare and precious; remarkable
难捱
naan4 ngaai4trying
难熬
naan4 ngou4(of pain or hardship) hard to bear
难耐
naan4 noi6hard to bear
难受
naan4 sau6to feel unwell; to be difficult to bear
难舍难分
naan4 se2 naan4 fan1loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
难舍难离
naan4 se2 naan4 lei4loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
难食
naan4 sik6taste bad; hard to eat; unpalatable
难相与
naan4 soeng1 jyu5hard to work with; incompatible (spoken)
难弹
naan4 taan4hard to play (of music for stringed instrument)
难睇
naan4 tai2disgusting (spoken)

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