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面臨困難

min6 lam4 kwan3 naan4

mian4 lin2 kun4 nan2

to be faced with problems

Level: 3

面臨困難

面 min6 mian4 - face of a person; surface
臨 lam6 lam4 lin4 lin2 - [1] [v] look down from above; preside over [2]
困 kwan3 kun4 - poverty-stricken; surround; stranded
難 naan4 naan6 no4 lo4 nan2 nuo2 nuo3 {nan4} - difficult, hard; calamity, disaster

This word was added by bybell on 20th Aug 2006

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