难 (難) nán

1. nán adjective difficult; arduous; hard
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nán 1; NCCED '難' nán 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 42; Unihan '難').
2. nán verb to put someone in a difficult position; to have difficulty
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (NCCED '難' nán 2)
3. nán adjective hardly possible; unable
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nán 1; NCCED '難' nán 3; Unihan '難')
4. nàn noun disaster; calamity
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Disaster
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 1; NCCED '難' nàn 1)
5. nàn noun enemy; foe
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 2)
6. nán adjective bad; unpleasant
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nán 2; NCCED '難' nán 4)
7. nàn verb to blame; to rebuke
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 3b; NCCED '難' nàn 2)
8. nàn verb to object to; to argue against
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 3)
9. nàn verb to reject; to repudiate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 3a)
10. nán adjective inopportune; aksana
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: akṣaṇa (BCSD '難', p. 1238; MW 'akṣaṇa')

Contained in

• 留难(留難) the difficulty of evil spirits left behind to hinder doing of good deed
• 除诸恶难救度(除諸惡難救度) Khadiravani Tara
• 佛说息除贼难陀罗尼经(佛說息除賊難陀羅尼經) Sutra on the Dharani to Expel Bandits; Fo Shuo Xi Chu Zei Nantuo Luo Ni Jing
• 阿难陀补罗国(阿難陀補羅國) Ānandapura
• 瑜伽集要焰口施饣起教阿难陀缘由(瑜伽集要焰口施食起教阿難陀緣由) Ritual of Yogā Essentials for Feeding Flaming Mouth to Save Ananda Dhāraṇī; Yujia Ji Yao Yan Kou Shi Shi Qi Jiao Anantuo Yuanyou
• 泥菩萨过江，自身难保(泥菩薩過江，自身難保) like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety ; like a clay bodhisattva fording the river, even his own safety is jeopardized
• 难信(難信) hard to believe
• 佛说大威德金轮佛顶炽盛光如来消除一切灾难陀罗尼经(佛說大威德金輪佛頂熾盛光如來消除一切災難陀羅尼經) Fo Shuo Da Wei De Jin Lun Fo Ding Chisheng Guang Rulai Xiaochu Yiqie Zainan Tuoluoni Jing
• 清风有意难留我 明月无心自照人(清風有意難留我 明月無心自照人) The wind may blow, but I will not sway; The moon may not shine, but I remain bright.
• 息除贼难陀罗尼经(息除賊難陀羅尼經) Sutra on the Dharani to Expel Bandits; Xi Chu Zei Nantuo Luo Ni Jing
• 消除一切闪电障难随求如意陀罗尼经(消除一切閃電障難隨求如意陀羅尼經) Sutra on the Dharani to Avoid Misfortune by Lightening and to Fulfill Wishes; Xiaochu Yiqie Shandian Zhang Nan Sui Qiu Ruyi Tuoluoni Jing
• 邬波难陀(鄔波難陀) Upananda
• 至道无难　唯嫌拣择(至道無難　唯嫌揀擇) To Reach the Way Is Not Difficult; One Need Only Have No Preferences
• 八种福田; 1. 三宝 2. 修道者 3. 父母 4. 师长 5. 病人 6. 残障 7. 急难 8. 弱势团体(八種福田; 1. 三寶 2. 修道者 3. 父母 4. 師長 5. 病人 6. 殘障 7. 急難 8. 弱勢團體) Field of Merit: 1. the Triple Gem; 2. spiritual practitioners; 3. parents; 4. teachers; 5. the sick; 6. the physically impaired; 7. crisis victims; 8. groups helping the disadvantaged

Also contained in

逃难 、 急人之难 、 质难 、 难怪 、 安难 、 排忧解难 、 急难救助 、 巧妇难为无米之炊 、 难以抹去 、 横难 、 殉难 、 见难而上 、 难兄难弟 、 解难 、 多难兴邦 、 万难 、 难点 、 阎王好见，小鬼难当 、 克难 、 难治 、 大难 、 难看 、 家家有本难念的经 、 千军易得，一将难求 、 难于登天 、 救难 、 难以实现 、 临难苟免 、 母难日 、 自身难保 、 死难 、 为远难守 、 积习难改 、 排难解纷 、 孤掌难鸣 、 魔难 、 民于难

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 256
• Scroll 1 Tarkaśāstra (Rushi Lun) 如實論 — count: 252
• Scroll 8 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 210
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 188
• Scroll 7 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 187
• Scroll 2 Commentary on the Hundred Treatise 百論疏 — count: 172
• Scroll 2 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 171
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 146
• Scroll 19 Fahua Xuan Yi Shi Qian 法華玄義釋籤 — count: 144
• Scroll 4 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 141

Collocations

• 难可 (難可) 七寶難可獲 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 14
• 难舍 (難捨) 難捨慳因緣令有家 — Ren Ben Yu Sheng Jing 人本欲生經, Scroll 1 — count: 10
• 悭难 (慳難) 寧當有慳難捨不 — Ren Ben Yu Sheng Jing 人本欲生經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
• 难知 (難知) 倍復難知 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
• 难值 (難值) 佛世難值 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
• 难见 (難見) 難見難識知 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
• 难降伏 (難降伏) 竪純青色難降伏幡 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 8 — count: 5
• 难忍 (難忍) 眾痛難忍 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 5
• 难及 (難及) 飛行皇帝有四難及之德 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
• 难头 (難頭) 十名難頭 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 5