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千難萬難

简千难万难 · 繁千難萬難

Mandarin · pinyin qiān nán wàn nán

extremely difficult

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千: qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
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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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(idiomatic) very difficult

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