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難過

简 难过 · 繁 難過
Mandarin · pinyin nán guò

Meanings

  1. to feel sad
  2. to feel unwell
  3. (of life) to be difficult
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難
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過
guò · pass, pass through, go across
难
nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
过
guò · pass, pass through, go across
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2–4 · nan2 guo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

naan4 gwo3

Cantonese word readings for 難過. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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naan4 gwo3

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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adj

  1. (of life) difficult to get by
  2. (of health) unwell; ill
  3. (of feelings) sad; sorry

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