為難

See also: 为难

Chinese

		because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	disaster; distress; to scold disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
trad. (為難)		為	難
simp. (为难)		为	难
anagram		難為／难为

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wéinán

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ naan⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vì-nàn
Min Nan (POJ): ûi-lân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wéinán
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weinan
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ na̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁴ naan⁴
  - Yale: wàih nàahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ naan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ nan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ naːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vì-nàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: viˇ nanˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vi² nan²
  - IPA: /vi¹¹ nan¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-lân
  - Tâi-lô: uî-lân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uilaan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² lan¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ lan²³/

Verb

為難

to be in a difficult situation
我覺得很為難。 / 我觉得很为难。 ― Wǒ juéde hěn wéinán. ― I feel conflicted.
to make things difficult or awkward for (someone)
他處處為難我。 / 他处处为难我。 ― Tā chùchù wéinán wǒ. ― He's always putting me in awkward situations.

Adjective

為難

(of a situation or person) awkward; embarrassing; uncomfortable

Synonyms

尷尬／尴尬 (gāngà)

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