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難分難捨

简 难分难舍 · 繁 難分難捨
Mandarin · pinyin nán fēn nán shě

Meanings

  1. loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
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難
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分
fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
捨
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难
nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
舍
shě · shè · house, dwelling; dwell, reside
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2–1–2–3 · nan2 fen1 nan2 she3

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naan4 fan1 naan4 se2

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難分難捨 · nan2 fen1 nan2 she3
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 116,601
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Exact source record難分難捨 难分难舍 [nan2 fen1 nan2 she3] /loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate/