naan4 gwaan1難關难关
Jyutpingnaan4 gwaan1
Yalenàahn gwāan
Definition
A crisis, barrier, or difficult stage that is hard to overcome.
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How it's used
Focuses on significant hurdles or critical turning points rather than minor inconveniences. It often implies a sense of urgency or a situation that requires collective effort or resilience to resolve. Using it suggests that the situation is serious enough to potentially derail progress if not handled correctly.
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He has encountered many difficulties lately, it is so miserable.
How can you overcome this difficulty?
Related words
Common phrases
overcome a difficulty
surmount a barrier
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 困難, which is a general adjective for difficult. 難關 is a noun specifically referring to a barrier or a tough phase that one must pass through.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
