粵

難naan4能nang4可ho2貴gwai3

simp难能可贵
naan4 nang4 ho2 gwai3nán néng kě guì

English

  1. rare and precious
  2. rare and precious; remarkable
  3. valuable
  4. remarkable

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 難得有咁好;好少有咁好嘅事物

Examples

  • 佢哋兩夫婦結咗婚咁多年都仲咁好感情,真係難能可貴。

    It's remarkable for the couple to love each other so much despite being married for so many years.

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

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