難為
simp难为also written難爲naan4 wai4naan4 wai2nan2wei5nán wei
English
- to bother
- (verb) Make a hard time on someone
- to press sb, usu. to do sth
- it's a tough job
- sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)
- to give someone a hard time; to embarass someone (compare 為難 wai4 naan4)
- to have one's work cut out for one; to be a tough job to do
- (usually ironic) to express one's thankfulness to someone for having the nerve to claim honour in doing a particularly easy task
粵語 — Cantonese
- 故意令人難做
- 承受一啲好辛苦嘅壓力
- 諷刺地感激人幫自己做咗啲好簡單嘅工作仲要邀功
Examples
他太难为情，在大众人前一句话也说不出来。
He was too embarrassed to utter a word in front of the crowd.
難為你噉都講得出口喎！
And you have the nerve to say so!
要你食埋我嗰份，真係難為你喇。
Thanks for your kindness in helping me finish my portion of the meal!
你要人哋當眾認錯即係難為佢㗎啫！
You're embarassing him by asking him to apologise in public. ----
一個人承受咁大壓力，真係難為佢。
For one person to deal with so much pressure, he's really got his work cut out for him. ----
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk