"難上加難" meaning in Chinese

See 難上加難 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /nän³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ nän³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /naːn²¹ sœːŋ²² kaː⁵⁵ naːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lan²³⁻³³ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /lan²⁴⁻¹¹ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /lan²⁴⁻¹¹ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /lan²³⁻³³ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /nän³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ nän³⁵/, /naːn²¹ sœːŋ²² kaː⁵⁵ naːn²¹/, /lan²³⁻³³ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/, /lan²⁴⁻¹¹ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/, /lan²⁴⁻¹¹ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/, /lan²³⁻³³ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/ Chinese transliterations: nánshàngjiānán [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄋㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], naan⁴ soeng⁶ gaa¹ naan⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], lân-siōng-ka-lân, lân-siāng-ka-lân, nánshàngjiānán [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], nánshàngjianán [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], nan²-shang⁴-chia¹-nan² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], nán-shàng-jyā-nán [Mandarin, Yale], nanshanqjianan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], наньшанцзянань [Mandarin, Palladius], nanʹšanczjananʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], nàahn seuhng gā nàahn [Cantonese, Yale], naan⁴ soeng⁶ gaa¹ naan⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], nan⁴ sêng⁶ ga¹ nan⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], lân-siōng-ka-lân [Hokkien, POJ], lân-siōng-ka-lân [Hokkien, Tai-lo], lansioxngkalaan [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], lân-siāng-ka-lân [Hokkien, POJ], lân-siāng-ka-lân [Hokkien, Tai-lo], lansiaxngkalaan [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 难上加难
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 難上加難
  1. to be extremely difficult Tags: idiomatic
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hokkien chengyu",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
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      "glosses": [
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  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nánshàngjiānán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄋㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "naan⁴ soeng⁶ gaa¹ naan⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "lân-siōng-ka-lân"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "lân-siāng-ka-lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nánshàngjiānán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nánshàngjianán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nan²-shang⁴-chia¹-nan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nán-shàng-jyā-nán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nanshanqjianan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "наньшанцзянань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nanʹšanczjananʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nän³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ nän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nàahn seuhng gā nàahn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "naan⁴ soeng⁶ gaa¹ naan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nan⁴ sêng⁶ ga¹ nan⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/naːn²¹ sœːŋ²² kaː⁵⁵ naːn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lân-siōng-ka-lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lân-siōng-ka-lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lansioxngkalaan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²³⁻³³ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lân-siāng-ka-lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lân-siāng-ka-lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lansiaxngkalaan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²³⁻³³ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nän³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ nän³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/naːn²¹ sœːŋ²² kaː⁵⁵ naːn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²³⁻³³ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²³⁻³³ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "難上加難"
}
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 上",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 加",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 難",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hokkien chengyu",
        "Hokkien idioms",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be extremely difficult"
      ],
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          "extremely",
          "extremely"
        ],
        [
          "difficult",
          "difficult"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nánshàngjiānán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄋㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "naan⁴ soeng⁶ gaa¹ naan⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "lân-siōng-ka-lân"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "lân-siāng-ka-lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nánshàngjiānán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nánshàngjianán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nan²-shang⁴-chia¹-nan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nán-shàng-jyā-nán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nanshanqjianan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "наньшанцзянань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nanʹšanczjananʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nän³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ nän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nàahn seuhng gā nàahn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "naan⁴ soeng⁶ gaa¹ naan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nan⁴ sêng⁶ ga¹ nan⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/naːn²¹ sœːŋ²² kaː⁵⁵ naːn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lân-siōng-ka-lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lân-siōng-ka-lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lansioxngkalaan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²³⁻³³ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lân-siāng-ka-lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lân-siāng-ka-lân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lansiaxngkalaan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²³⁻³³ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nän³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ nän³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/naːn²¹ sœːŋ²² kaː⁵⁵ naːn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²³⁻³³ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²³⁻³³ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "難上加難"
}

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