粵

難naan4得dak1

simp难得
naan4 dak1nán dé

English

  1. seldom
  2. rare
  3. hard to come by
  4. hard or virtually impossible to come by; rare
  5. rarely; seldom

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好少機會遇到
  2. 表示情況唔常見

Examples

  • 我生平难得做了一件好事...却是没用的。

    For once in my life I'm doing a good deed... And it is useless.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 如果你不会说英语,你就很难得到一个好的职位。

    You're much less likely to get a good position if you don't speak English.

    Tatoeba · yuzazaza CC BY

  • 能向别人自顾自地单向倾诉、想说什么就说什么,这比什么都难得。

    To have someone you can vent to nonstop, saying absolutely anything on your mind, this is rarer than anything else.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 警方很能明白有人偷了我的信用卡,并提了好多钱。让他们相信”有人偷了我的魔剑“要难得多。

    The police are really good at understanding "Someone stole my credit card and ran up a lot of charges." It's a lot harder to get them to buy into "Someone stole my magic sword."

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 難得有情人,相愛相親

    It's not easy to find love, let's cherish each other.

  • 呢個人咁好,真係難得。

    It is not easy to find such a nice man like him.

  • 爸爸難得放假,俾佢休息下啦。

    It's a rare day off for Dad, so let him rest.

  • 呢次機會好難得,你一定要成功。

    This opportunity is rare, and you must succeed.

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

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