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/爲難)		為/爲	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
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ûi-lân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ui⁵ lang⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéinán
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéinán
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-nan²
    • Yale: wéi-nán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weinan
    • Palladius: вэйнань (vɛjnanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ naan⁴
    • Yale: wàih nàahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ naan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ nan⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ naːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vì-nàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: vi^ˇ nan^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vi² nan²
    • Sinological IPA: /vi¹¹ nan¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (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/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ui⁵ lang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ûi lâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ laŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

為難

1. (of a situation or person) in a difficult situation; awkward; embarrassing; uncomfortable

   左右為難／左右为难  ―  zuǒyòuwéinán  ―  to be between a rock and a hard place

   我覺得很為難。 [MSC, trad.]
   我觉得很为难。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ juéde hěn wéinán. [Pinyin]

   I feel conflicted.

Synonyms

• 尷尬／尴尬 (gāngà)
• 困窘 (kùnjiǒng)
• 狼狽／狼狈 (lángbèi)
• 難堪／难堪 (nánkān)

Verb

為難

1. to make things difficult or awkward for (someone)

   他處處為難我。 [MSC, trad.]
   他处处为难我。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā chùchù wéinán wǒ. [Pinyin]

   He's always putting me in awkward situations.

Synonyms

• (to make things difficult): 過不去／过不去 (guòbùqù)