naan4 ding2難頂难顶

Jyutpingnaan4 ding2

Yalenàahn díng

形容詞Common

Definition

Unbearable, intolerable, or highly annoying; difficult to accept or endure.

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How it's used

Focuses on the subjective feeling of being unable to endure a person's behavior, a smell, or a situation. It carries a strong sense of personal annoyance or physical repulsion, making it much more informal than standard words for difficult. Use it when you want to express that something is pushing your patience to the limit.

Examples

ni1呢go3個jan4人zan1真hai6係hou2好naan4難ding2頂aa4呀。

This person is really unbearable.

nei5你go3個hoeng1香seoi2水mei2味gam3咁naan4難ding2頂，bin1邊go3個ding2頂dak1得seon6順？

Your perfume is so intolerable, who can stand it?

Common phrases

sing3性gaak3格naan4難ding2頂

difficult personality

mei6味dou6道naan4難ding2頂

unbearable smell

Common mistake

Avoid using this to describe inanimate objects that are physically hard to break or difficult to solve, as it specifically refers to the emotional or sensory experience of enduring something unpleasant.