刁diu1難naan4

English

1. to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult
2. Taiwan pr. [diao1nan2]
3. to create difficulties for others; to make things difficult for othersunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 刻意為其他人製造麻煩unreviewed?

Examples

• 澳洲的考試方式並不是為了刁難受測者。

  The method used for tests in Australia is not meant to be difficult for the people sitting them.

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• unreviewed?

  老闆唔想升我職，所以工作上有心刁難我。

  The boss doesn't want to promote me, so he's making things difficult for me.