忍 (jan2 | ren3) : endure, suffer

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忍

jan2

ren3

[1] [v] endure; bear; tolerate; suffer; put up with; stand [2] merciless; truculence [3] [v] forbear; repress

Stroke count: 7

Level: 4

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

忍

This word has been viewed 11335 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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忍耐 jan2 noi6 ren3 nai4 = patience

不忍 bat1 jan2 bu4 ren3 = unbearable, intolerable 國

殘忍 caan4 jan2 can2 ren3 = cruel; inhumane

容忍 jung4 jan2 rong2 ren3 = to tolerate

忍不住 jan2 bat1 zyu6 ren3 bu5 zhu4 (PRC), ren3 bu4*2 zhu4 (Taiwan) = cannot stand 國

忍唔住 jan2 m4 zyu6 = cannot stand 粵

忍受 jan2 sau6 ren3 shou4 = to bear; to endure

忍心 jan2 sam1 ren3 xin1 = be willing (to do sth.)

忍者 jan2 ze2 ren3 zhe3 = ninja

忍無可忍 jan2 mou4 ho2 jan2 ren3 wu2 ke3 ren3 = beyond endurance; cannot bear for any time

忍氣 jan2 hei3 ren3 qi4 = gulp; to swallow one's pride

不堪忍受 bat1 ham1 jan2 sau6 bu4 kan1 ren3 shou4 = unbearable 國

不能忍受的 bat1 nang4 jan2 sau6 dik1 bu4 neng2 ren3 shou4 de5 = insufferable 國

慘不忍睹 caam2 bat1 jan2 dou2 can3 bu4 ren3 du3 = too horrible to look at 國

無法忍受 mou4 faat3 jan2 sau6 wu2 fa3 ren3 shou4 = intolerable

殘忍的 caan4 jan2 dik1 can2 ren3 de5 = [adj] brute, ruffian 國

可容忍 ho2 jung4 jan2 ke3 rong2 ren3 = tolerable

堅忍 gin1 jan5 jian1 ren3 = steadfast and persevering (in face of difficulties)

忍手 jan2 sau2 = to stop

忍氣吞聲 jan2 hei3 tan1 seng1 ren3 qi4 tun1 sheng1 = swallow one's anger

忍住 jan2 zyu6 ren3 zhu4 = endure

忍辱負重 jan2 juk6 fu6 zung6 ren3 ru3 fu4 zhong4 = endure humiliation to carry out an important task

啞忍 aa2 jan2 ya3 ren3 = silently endure 粵

忍俊不禁 jan2 zeon3 bat1 kam1 ren3 jun4 bu2 jun4 = cannot help but laugh

強忍 koeng4 jan2 qiang2 ren3 = try one's best to hold back

百忍成金 baak3 jan2 sing4 gam1 bai3 ren3 cheng2 jin1 = patience will turn to gold (said when advising someone to be patient) 粵

忍耐力 jan2 noi6 lik6 ren3 nai4 li4 = patience; fortitude; endurance

小不忍則亂大謀 siu2 bat1 jan2 zak1 lyun6 daai6 mau4 xiao3 bu4 ren3 ze2 luan4 da4 mou2 = impatience in small matters can upset big plans; anger and haste hinder good counsel

戴立忍 daai3 lap6 jan2 dai4 li4 ren3 = Leon Dai (a.k.a., Leon Tai)

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佢為家庭朋友不怕忍辱負重粵
He is unafraid to go through humiliation for the sake of family and friends.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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