難色
See also: 难色
Chinese edit
disaster; distress; to scold disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good |
colour; dice; look colour; dice; look; appearance | ||
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trad. (難色) | 難 | 色 | |
simp. (难色) | 难 | 色 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
難色
- look of awkwardness or embarrassment; expression of reluctance
- 商丘開往,無難色。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Liezi, 1st – 5th century CE
- Shāngqiūkāi wǎng, wú nánsè. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
商丘开往,无难色。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Descendants edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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難 | 色 |
なん Grade: 6 |
しょく Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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難色 (kyūjitai) |
Noun edit
- disapproval, reluctance, hesitation
- 彼女は彼のお願いに難色を示した。
- Kanojo wa kare no onegai ni nanshoku o shimeshita.
- She showed reluctance at her boyfriend's request.
- 彼女は彼のお願いに難色を示した。