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畏難

简畏难 · 繁畏難

Cantonese · source Jyutpingwai3 naan4

fear of difficulties (為難 wai2 naan4- put somebody in a difficult position)

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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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wai33 · mid levelnaan44 · low falling

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Same syllable, six tones

wai威wai1power 委wai2to entrust 畏wai3to fear 为wai4to do 伟wai5big 位wai6position

naannaan1—naan2—naan3—难naan4difficult 赧naan5blushing with shamenaan6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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畏難难

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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries

CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

畏難 wèi nán CC-CEDICT · Mandarinto be daunted by challenges

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: wei4 nan2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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