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難於接近

简难于接近 · 繁難於接近

Mandarin · pinyin nán yú jiē jìn

(of people) difficult to approach
inaccessible

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難: Look up this written character
於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
接: jiē · receive; continue; catch; connect
近: jìn · near, close; approach; intimate
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname

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2–2–1–4 · nan2 yu2 jie1 jin4

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naan4 jyu1 zip3 gan6

Cantonese word readings for 難於接近. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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