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千難萬難

简 千难万难 · 繁 千難萬難
Mandarin · pinyin qiān nán wàn nán

Meanings

  1. extremely difficult
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千
qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
難
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萬
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难
nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
万
wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
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1–2–4–2 · qian1 nan2 wan4 nan2

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cin1 naan4 maan6 naan4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) very difficult

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