"勉為其難" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ nän³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /miːn¹³ wɐi̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ naːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui¹³⁻²² ki¹³⁻²² lan¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui²³⁻³³ ki²³⁻³³ lan²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ nän³⁵/, /miːn¹³ wɐi̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ naːn²¹/, /biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/, /biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/, /biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui¹³⁻²² ki¹³⁻²² lan¹³/, /biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/, /biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui²³⁻³³ ki²³⁻³³ lan²³/ Chinese transliterations: miǎnwéiqínán [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄋㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], min⁵ wai⁴ kei⁴ naan⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bián-ûi-kî-lân, miǎnwéiqínán [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], miǎnwéicínán [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], mien³-wei²-chʻi²-nan² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], myǎn-wéi-chí-nán [Mandarin, Yale], meanweichyinan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], мяньвэйцинань [Mandarin, Palladius], mjanʹvɛjcinanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], míhn wàih kèih nàahn [Cantonese, Yale], min⁵ wai⁴ kei⁴ naan⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], min⁵ wei⁴ kéi⁴ nan⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], bián-ûi-kî-lân [Hokkien, POJ], bián-uî-kî-lân [Hokkien, Tai-lo], biefn'ui'kilaan [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 勉為其難
  1. to reluctantly do something that is almost beyond one's ability or something that one does not wish to do Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-勉為其難-zh-phrase-p1AFmo4V Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 79 21
  2. to force someone to do something that he/she is hardly capable of or is unwilling to do Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-勉為其難-zh-phrase-xEuSV4YL

Download JSON data for 勉為其難 meaning in Chinese (3.4kB)

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      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄋㄢˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "min⁵ wai⁴ kei⁴ naan⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "mien³-wei²-chʻi²-nan²"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "myǎn-wéi-chí-nán"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "meanweichyinan"
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      "zh-pron": "мяньвэйцинань"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "mjanʹvɛjcinanʹ"
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      "ipa": "/mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ nän³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "zh-pron": "míhn wàih kèih nàahn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁵ wai⁴ kei⁴ naan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁵ wei⁴ kéi⁴ nan⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːn¹³ wɐi̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ naːn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "bián-ûi-kî-lân"
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        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bián-uî-kî-lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biefn'ui'kilaan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/",
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        "Quanzhou"
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        "Zhangzhou"
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      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui²³⁻³³ ki²³⁻³³ lan²³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ nän³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːn¹³ wɐi̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ naːn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui¹³⁻²² ki¹³⁻²² lan¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/"
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "мяньвэйцинань"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mjanʹvɛjcinanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ nän³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Yale"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁵ wai⁴ kei⁴ naan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁵ wei⁴ kéi⁴ nan⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːn¹³ wɐi̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ naːn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bián-ûi-kî-lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bián-uî-kî-lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biefn'ui'kilaan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui¹³⁻²² ki¹³⁻²² lan¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui²³⁻³³ ki²³⁻³³ lan²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ nän³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːn¹³ wɐi̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ naːn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui¹³⁻²² ki¹³⁻²² lan¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui²³⁻³³ ki²³⁻³³ lan²³/"
    }
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  "word": "勉為其難"
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