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在所難免

简 在所难免 · 繁 在所難免
Mandarin · pinyin zài suǒ nán miǎn

Meanings

  1. to be unavoidable (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

在
zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
所
suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
難
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免
miǎn · spare; excuse from; evade
难
nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
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Mandarin tones

4–3–2–3 · zai4 suo3 nan2 mian3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zoi6 so2 naan4 min5

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zoi6 so2 naan4 min5

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) unavoidable

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