难 (難) nán

  1. nán adjective difficult; arduous; hard
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nán 1; NCCED '難' nán 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 42; Unihan '難').
  2. nán verb to put someone in a difficult position; to have difficulty
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (NCCED '難' nán 2)
  3. nán adjective hardly possible; unable
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nán 1; NCCED '難' nán 3; Unihan '難')
  4. nàn noun disaster; calamity
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Disaster
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 1; NCCED '難' nàn 1)
  5. nàn noun enemy; foe
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 2)
  6. nán adjective bad; unpleasant
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nán 2; NCCED '難' nán 4)
  7. nàn verb to blame; to rebuke
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 3b; NCCED '難' nàn 2)
  8. nàn verb to object to; to argue against
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 3)
  9. nàn verb to reject; to repudiate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 3a)

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靖难之役黄帝八十一难经

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  • 不亦难 (不亦難) 不亦難乎 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 19
  • 多难 (多難) 王事多難 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鹿鳴之什‧出車 Minor odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Lu Ming - Chu Che — count: 10
  • 实难 (實難) 衛實難 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 8
  • 及于难 (及於難) 故及於難 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 閔公 Lord Min — count: 8
  • 齐难 (齊難) 紀來諮謀齊難也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 7
  • 免于难 (免於難) 庶免於難 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 5
  • 辟难 (辟難) 事君不辟難 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5
  • 告难 (告難) 不發表而告難于齊 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
  • 怒难 (怒難) 重怒難任 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
  • 内难 (內難) 辟內難也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 4