難過

简 难过 · 繁 難過
Cantonese · source Jyutpingnaan4 gwo3

Meanings

  1. feel sorry
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Same syllable, six tones

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

  • 難過 nán guò CC-CEDICT · Mandarinto feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: nan2 guo4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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naan4 gwo3

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

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

adj

  1. (of life) difficult to get by
  2. (of health) unwell; ill
  3. (of feelings) sad; sorry

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Exact source record & identity難過 难过 [nan2 guo4] {naan4 gwo3} /feel sorry/

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