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疑難

简疑难 · 繁疑難

Mandarin · pinyin yí nán

hard to understand
difficult to deal with
knotty
complicated

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疑: yí · doubt, question, suspect
難: Look up this written character
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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2–2 · yi2 nan2

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ji4 naan4

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

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adj

difficult; intractable

noun

difficulty; problem

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