粵

難naan4產caan2

simp难产
naan4 caan2nán chǎn

English

  1. difficult birth
  2. (fig.) difficult to achieve
  3. (of a pregnant woman) to have a difficult labour
  4. to stop production before hitting market; to die prematurely

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 臨盆分娩嘅時候,胎兒唔可以正常噉出嚟
  2. 未面世就停產、早死

Examples

  • 呢款手機結果都係難產。

    This cellphone model never made it to the market.

  • BB出世嗰陣難產,要開肚。

    The baby had a difficult birth and needed a caesarean section.

  • 佢太太三年前因為難產過咗身。

    His wife passed away three years ago due to a difficult labour. ----

  • 條法案太多市民反對,最終難產。

    The bill has died prematurely due to overwhelming opposition from citizens.

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

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