難過

難過

See also: 难过

Chinese

		disaster; distress; to scold disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good	to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
trad. (難過)		難	過
simp. (难过)		难	过

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nánguò

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): naan⁴ gwo³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nàn-ko
• Min Nan (POJ): lân-kò / lân-kè / lân-kòe / lân-kèr

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: nánguò
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanguoh
    • IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: naan⁴ gwo³
    • Yale: nàahn gwo
    • Cantonese Pinyin: naan⁴ gwo³
    • Guangdong Romanization: nan⁴ guo³
    • IPA ^(key): /näːn²¹ kʷɔː³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nàn-ko
    • Hakka Romanization System: nanˇ go
    • Hagfa Pinyim: nan² go⁴
    • IPA: /nan¹¹ ko⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lân-kò
    • Tâi-lô: lân-kò
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lankoix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lan¹³⁻²² ko²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lan²⁴⁻²² ko²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lân-kè
    • Tâi-lô: lân-kè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lankex
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lan²⁴⁻²² ke²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lân-kòe
    • Tâi-lô: lân-kuè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lankoex
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lan¹³⁻²² kue²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lân-kèr
    • Tâi-lô: lân-kèr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lan²⁴⁻²² kə⁴¹/

Adjective

難過

1. (of life) difficult to get by

   現在這日子真是難過。 [MSC, trad.]
   现在这日子真是难过。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xiànzài zhè rìzǐ zhēnshì nánguò. [Pinyin]

   It's really hard to get by these days.

2. (of health) unwell; ill

   我覺得胃裡很難過，能不能帶我去看一下醫生？ [MSC, trad.]
   我觉得胃里很难过，能不能带我去看一下医生？ [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ juéde wèi lǐ hěn nánguò, néng bù néng dài wǒ qù kàn yīxià yīshēng? [Pinyin]

   I am not feeling well in my stomach. Can you take me to see the doctor?

3. (of feelings) sad; sorry

   我真為他難過，這麼小就失去了他的父親。 [MSC, trad.]
   我真为他难过，这么小就失去了他的父亲。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ zhēn wèi tā nánguò, zhème xiǎo jiù shīqù le tā de fùqīn. [Pinyin]

   I feel really sorry for him that he lost his father at such a young age.

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 難過

傷心／伤心 (shāngxīn) 傷悲／伤悲 (shāngbēi) (literary) 傷感／伤感 (shānggǎn) 傷懷／伤怀 (shānghuái) (literary) 傷神／伤神 (shāngshén) (literary) 哀傷／哀伤 (āishāng) 哀怨 (āiyuàn) 哀痛 (āitòng) 心酸 (xīnsuān) 悄然 (qiǎorán) (literary) 悲傷／悲伤 (bēishāng) 悲哀 (bēi'āi) 悲慟／悲恸 (bēitòng) 悲涼／悲凉 (bēiliáng) 悲痛 (bēitòng) 悽惶／凄惶 (qīhuáng) (literary)

悽愴／凄怆 (qīchuàng) (literary) 感傷／感伤 (gǎnshāng) 愴然／怆然 (chuàngrán) (literary) 憂傷／忧伤 (yōushāng) 憂愁／忧愁 (yōuchóu) 沉痛 (chéntòng) 淒切／凄切 (qīqiè) 淒惻／凄恻 (qīcè) (literary) 淒慘／凄惨 (qīcǎn) 淒楚／凄楚 (qīchǔ) 淒涼／凄凉 (qīliáng) 淒然／凄然 (qīrán) (literary) 痛心 (tòngxīn) 肅殺／肃杀 (sùshā) (of autumn or winter) 酸心 (suānxīn) 黯然 (ànrán)