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難伺候

简难伺候 · 繁難伺候

Mandarin · pinyin nán cì hou

(coll.) hard to please; high-maintenance

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難: Look up this written character
伺: cì · serve, wait upon, attend; examine
候: hòu · wait; expect; visit; greet
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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2–4–5 · nan2 ci4 hou5

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