維艱

維艱

Chinese

		to preserve; to maintain; to hold together to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension	difficult; hard; hardship
trad. (維艱)		維	艱
simp. (维艰)		维	艰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéijiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wéijiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weijian
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéijian
    • Wade–Giles: wei2-chien1
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕjɛn⁵⁵/

Adjective

維艱

1. (literary) very difficult

Derived terms

創業維艱／创业维艰 步履維艱／步履维艰 (bùlǚwéijiān)

物力維艱／物力维艰 舉步維艱／举步维艰 (jǔbùwéijiān)