為難
See also: 为难
Chinese
because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
disaster; distress; to scold disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (為難/爲難) | 為/爲 | 難 | |
| simp. (为难) | 为 | 难 | |
| anagram | 難為／难为 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wéinán
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wéinán
- Wade–Giles: wei2-nan2
- Yale: wéi-nán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weinan
- Palladius: вэйнань (vɛjnanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wai4 naan4
- Yale: wàih nàahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai4 naan4
- Guangdong Romanization: wei4 nan4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯²¹ naːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vì-nàn
- Hakka Romanization System: viˇ nanˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: vi2 nan2
- Sinological IPA: /vi¹¹ nan¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-lân
- Tâi-lô: uî-lân
- Phofsit Daibuun: uilaan
- IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² lan¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ lan²³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ui5 lang5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ûi lâng
- Sinological IPA (key): /ui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ laŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien)
Adjective
為難
- (of a situation or person) in a difficult situation; awkward; embarrassing; uncomfortable
Synonyms
Derived terms
Verb
為難
- to make things difficult or awkward for (someone)