naan4 soeng1 jyu5難相與难相与
Jyutpingnaan4 soeng1 jyu5
Yalenàahn sēung yúh
Definition
Difficult to get along with; demanding or harsh in dealing with people.
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How it's used
Describes someone who is not only hard to deal with but often intentionally obstructive or unreasonable. It carries a stronger sense of personal friction than simply being introverted or quiet. People often use this to describe someone who makes simple tasks unnecessarily complicated through their attitude.
Examples
He is usually difficult to get along with and makes work troublesome.
Do you think he is difficult to get along with, or is it that you don't know how to communicate with him?
Related words
Common phrases
having a difficult personality
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 難搞, which is a broader term for anything difficult to handle, including inanimate objects or complex situations. 難相與 specifically focuses on the interpersonal difficulty of dealing with a person's character.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
