勉為其難 (min5 wai4 kei4 naan4 | mian3 wei2 qi2 nan2) : undertake to do the best of a difficult job

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勉為其難

min5 wai4 kei4 naan4

mian3 wei2 qi2 nan2

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.

勉為其難 / 勉为其难

This word has been viewed 2481 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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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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見你咁有誠意我就勉為其難原諒你呢次！粵
Since you’re so sincere, I’ll reluctantly forgive you just this once!

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