gian nan
Pronunciation
Northern
/zaːn˧˧ naːn˧˧/
Central
/jaːŋ˧˥ naːŋ˧˥/
Southern
/jaːŋ˧˧ naːŋ˧˧/
Listen
hard; difficult; tough
Adjective
hard; difficult; tough
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Adjective
hard; difficult; tough Descriptive Properties, States & Register Forms
Characterized by great difficulty or being extremely tough and challenging to deal with or overcome.
vi Con đường đi đến thành công luôn gian nan.
en The road to success is always hard and challenging.
Parts
gian / nan / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 艱難 …
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Parts
gian / nan / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 艱難 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 艱難
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
艱難
Candidates by syllable
gian
間
nan
難（𥸁）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
hóc búa / gay go / gian lao / gian tế …
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Similar
hóc búa / gay go / gian lao / gian tế …
Use
lửa thử vàng, gian nan thử sức / thời gian / không gian / gian hàng …
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Use
lửa thử vàng, gian nan thử sức / thời gian / không gian / gian hàng …