艱難 (gaan1 naan4) — difficult; hard. Cant. prefers 艱難 over 困難. Mand. prefers 困難 over 艱難 in Cantonese

gaanˉ¹naanˎ₄
艰难
Mandarin Pinyin: jian1 nan2

Meaning of 艱難

noundifficult; hard. Cant. prefers 艱難 over 困難. Mand. prefers 困難 over 艱難

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