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

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 Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vì-nàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: viˇ nanˇ
  - 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

(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

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)

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