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

• 惟日杂难经(惟日雜難經) Wei Ri Za Nan Jing
• 父母恩重难报经(父母恩重難报經) The Sutra about The Parents' Deep Kindness and The Difficulty in Repaying It
• 王难(王難) persecution of Buddhism
• 难胜(難勝) very difficult to overcome
• 生在佛前佛后难(生在佛前佛後難) Birth Between Buddhas
• 大威德金轮佛顶炽盛光如来消除一切灾难陀罗尼经(大威德金輪佛頂熾盛光如來消除一切災難陀羅尼經) Da Wei De Jin Lun Fo Ding Chisheng Guang Rulai Xiaochu Yiqie Zainan Tuoluoni Jing
• 难思(難思) hard to believe; incredible
• 拔济苦难陀罗尼经(拔濟苦難陀羅尼經) Sutra on the Dharani for Saving from Suffering; Ba Ji Kunan Tuoluoni Jing
• 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
• 诸难处众生心(諸難處眾生心) the minds of troubled beings
• 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
• 难屠(難屠) Nanda
• 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
• 难途(難途) Upananda
• 盲聋瘖哑难(盲聾瘖啞難) physical and mental disability
• 难可知(難可知) difficult to know
• 受戒容易守戒难 发心容易恒心难 忍苦容易忍气难 尊上容易尊下难 共无容易共有难 依人容易依法难 依神容易依佛难 为己容易为人难 信道容易行道难 处閒容易处众难(受戒容易守戒難 發心容易恆心難 忍苦容易忍氣難 尊上容易尊下難 共無容易共有難 依人容易依法難 依神容易依佛難 為己容易為人難 信道容易行道難 處閒容易處眾難) Easy it is to take the precepts but harder to observe them. Easy it is to have aspirations but harder to persevere. Easy it is to endure suffering but harder to tolerate being wronged. Easy it is to respect one's superiors but harder to respect one's subordinates. Easy it is to accept loss but harder to share profits. Easy it is to rely on people but harder to rely on the Dharma. Easy it is to rely on the gods but harder to rely on the Buddha. Easy it is for the lesser good but harder for the greater good. Easy it is to believe but harder to practice. Easy it is to be at leisure but harder to be with people.
• 十地; 1. 欢喜地 2. 离垢地 3. 发光地 4. 燄慧地 5. 难胜地 6. 现前地 7. 远行地 8. 不动地 9. 善慧地 10. 法云地(十地; 1. 歡喜地 2. 離垢地 3. 發光地 4. 燄慧地 5. 難勝地 6. 現前地 7. 遠行地 8. 不動地 9. 善慧地 10. 法雲地) Ten Grounds of Bodhisattva Path: 1. The Ground of Joy; 2. The Ground of Freedom from Defilement; 3. The Ground of Radiance; 4. The Ground of Brilliant Wisdom; 5. The Ground of Mastery of Final Difficulties; 6. The Ground of Manifesting Prajna-wisdom; 7. The Ground of Proceeding Afar; 8. The Ground of Attaining Calm; 9. The Ground of Finest Discriminatory Wisdom; 10. The Ground of the Dharma Cloud
• 难信难解(難信難解) hard to believe and hard to understand
• 五观若明金易化 三心未了水难消(五觀若明金易化 三心未了水難消) If the Five Contemplations are fully practiced, even gold is easily consumed; Shall the Three Minds remain unaware, even water becomes indigestible.

Also contained in

难民营 、 难关 、 难以自已 、 刁难 、 佳人难再得 、 空床难独守 、 横难 、 长夜难明 、 难点 、 难以抹去 、 巧妇难为无米之炊 、 攻坚克难 、 骑虎难下 、 难住 、 难逃法网 、 江山易改，本性难移 、 在所难免 、 难若登天 、 受难纪念 、 难闻 、 责难 、 知易行难 、 善财难舍 、 死难 、 克难 、 有借有还，再借不难 、 难为情 、 临难苟免 、 羞愧难当 、 一言难尽 、 死结难解

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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 9 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 141

Collocations

• 难可 (難可) 七寶難可獲 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 14
• 难舍 (難捨) 難捨慳因緣令有家 — Sutra on the Conditions for Desire and Rebirth (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 — Sutra on the Conditions for Desire and Rebirth (Ren Ben Yu Sheng Jing) 人本欲生經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
• 难值 (難值) 佛世難值 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
• 难知 (難知) 倍復難知 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
• 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
• 难见 (難見) 難見難識知 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
• 难头 (難頭) 十名難頭 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 20 — 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
• 难忍 (難忍) 眾痛難忍 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 5