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難為情

難為情

See also: 难为情

Chinese

		to make it difficult for	feeling; emotion; passion feeling; emotion; passion; situation
trad. (難為情)		難為	情
simp. (难为情)		难为	情

Adjective

難為情

embarrassed; uneasy; shy
afraid of hurting other people's feelings

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): nánwéiqíng

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): naan⁴ wai⁴ cing⁴
Min Nan (POJ): lân-ûi-chêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: nánwéiqíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanweichyng
  - IPA ^(key): /na̠n³⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: naan⁴ wai⁴ cing⁴
  - Yale: nàahn wàih chìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: naan⁴ wai⁴ tsing⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /nɑːn²¹ wɐi̯²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lân-ûi-chêng
  - Tâi-lô: lân-uî-tsîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lan'uizeeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lan²⁴⁻²² ui²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lan²⁴⁻²² ui²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lan¹³⁻²² ui¹³⁻²² t͡ɕiɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lan²⁴⁻¹¹ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lan²³⁻³³ ui²³⁻³³ t͡ɕiɪŋ²³/