粵

難naan4免min5

simp难免
naan4 min5nán miǎn

English

  1. hard to avoid
  2. difficult to escape from
  3. will inevitably
  4. being difficult to avoid; unavoidably; inescapable

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好難避免,點都有機會發生

Examples

  • 事情难免会发生。

    Stuff happens.

    Tatoeba · mirrorvan CC BY

  • 我們知道人皆難免一死。

    We know that all men are mortal.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 生活中的烦恼在所难免。

    The troubles of life are inevitable.

    Tatoeba · adamtrousers CC BY

  • 外交部长称战争在所难免。

    The Foreign Minister said that war was inevitable.

    Tatoeba · vicch CC BY

  • ...不然难免会有适得其反的情况出现。

    ... Otherwise it is (or will be) hard to avoid a counterproductive situation.

    Tatoeba · tomgodber CC BY

  • 新人難免有錯。

    Mistakes are unavoidable for newcomers.

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

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