粵

難naan4保bou2

simp难保
naan4 bou2nán bǎo

English

  1. hard to say
  2. can't guarantee
  3. difficult to protect
  4. difficult to preserve
  5. to have no guarantee; cannot say for sure

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 話唔埋;難以保證

Examples

  • 白色的地氈很難保持乾淨。

    White carpets are very hard to keep clean.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 在结冰的街道上我们很难保持平衡。

    It is hard to keep our balance on icy streets.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 難保你第日唔會走。

    There is no guarantee that you wouldn't leave later.

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

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