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勉為其難
min5 wai4 kei4 naan4
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undertake to do the best of a difficult job strive to do what seems beyond one's power make the best of a bad bargain [literal] try to overcome the difficulty [antonym] 知難而退  Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 3053 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bernard on 6th May 2008 15:50 and last edited on 1st Jul 2017 02:32 |
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Characters in this word:勉 min5 - urge; encourage; strive為 wai4 wai6 - do, act; serve as; be; for 其 kei4 gei1 - that; such; his; her 難 naan4 naan6 - difficult; unpleasant; calamity; blame |
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