粵

患waan6難naan6

simp患难
waan6 naan6huàn nàn

English

  1. trials and tribulations
  2. a chain of adversity and hardships

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 充滿困難挫折嘅情況

Examples

  • 共患難

    to stick with someone through thick and thin

  • 患難之交

    friend in adversity; friendship that stands the test of time

  • 患難見真情

    one's true heart can be seen in difficult times

  • 患難見真情。

    A friend in need is a friend indeed.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 不能共患難的人, 不是真正的朋友

    A friend in need is a friend indeed.

    Tatoeba · holger_reinherzen CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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