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強人所難

简强人所难 · 繁強人所難

Mandarin · pinyin qiǎng rén suǒ nán

to force someone to do something

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強: qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
所: suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
難: Look up this written character
强: qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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3–2–3–2 · qiang3 ren2 suo3 nan2

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koeng5 jan4 so2 naan4

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(idiomatic) to force someone to do something that he or she does not wish to do or is unable to do

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