难为 (難為) nánwèi
nánwèi
adjective
difficult to do well
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '難為')
Contained in
- 曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云(曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲) there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu
- 巧妇难为无米之炊(巧婦難為無米之炊) The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice; You won't get anywhere without equipment.
- 难为情(難為情) embarrassed
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷二十五 Scroll 25 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 6
- 《盡心章句上》 Commentary on Jin Xin I Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 4
- 第三十二回 Chapter 32 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 3
- 卷十 周本紀下第十: 高祖武帝 宣帝 靜帝 Volume 10 Northern Zhou Annals 1: Emperor Gaozu Wu, Emperor Xuan, Emperor Jing History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 3
- 卷二十六 Scroll 26 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 3
- 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 3
- 卷一百十五 周書6: 世宗本紀二 Volume 115 Book of Later Zhou 17: Shizong Annals 2 Old History of the Five Dynasties 舊五代史 — count: 2
- 第二回 Chapter 66 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 2
- 第二回 Chapter 52 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 2
- 卷十七 Scroll 17 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 2
Collocations
- 消难为 (消難為) 詔以消難為使持節 — Book of Chen 陳書, 卷五 本紀第五: 宣帝 Volume 5: Emperor Xuan — count: 14
- 难为功 (難為功) 鐫金石者難為功 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷十三 異姓諸侯王表 Volume 13: Table of nobles not related to the imperial clan 1 — count: 9
- 难为用 (難為用) 難為用師 — Book of Song 宋書, 卷八十八 列傳第四十八 薛安都 沈文秀 崔道固 Volume 88 Biographies 48: Xue Andou, Shen Wenxiu, Cui Daogu — count: 5
- 难为大 (難為大) 滎陽公司馬消難為大司寇 — Book of Zhou 周書, 卷5 帝紀第5 武帝上 Volume 5 Annals 5: Emperor Wu 1 — count: 4
- 难为敌 (難為敵) 既難為敵 — Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志, 卷五十八 吳書十三 陸遜傳 Volume 58: Book of Wu 13 - Biography of Lu Xun — count: 4
- 恐难为 (恐難為) 恐難為師也 — Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志, 卷二十九 魏書二十九 方技傳 Volume 29: Book of Wei 29 - Biographies of fangshis and artisans — count: 3
- 难为计 (難為計) 弱亂難為計 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 五蠹第四十九 Chapter 49: Five Vermin — count: 3
- 殆难为 (殆難為) 殆難為慮 — Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志, 卷二十一 魏書二十一 王衛二劉傅傳 Volume 21: Book of Wei 21 - Biographies of Wang, Wei, and the two Lius — count: 3
- 难为臣 (難為臣) 為君難為臣不易論 — Old History of the Five Dynasties 舊五代史, 卷一百十五 周書6: 世宗本紀二 Volume 115 Book of Later Zhou 17: Shizong Annals 2 — count: 3
- 君难为 (君難為) 為君難為臣不易論 — Old History of the Five Dynasties 舊五代史, 卷一百十五 周書6: 世宗本紀二 Volume 115 Book of Later Zhou 17: Shizong Annals 2 — count: 3