# 難為
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nánwéi
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): naan$^4$ wai$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lân-ûi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nánwéi
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nánwéi
*** Wade–Giles: nan$^2$-wei$^2$
*** Yale: nán-wéi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanwei
*** Palladius: наньвэй (nanʹvɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /nän³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: naan$^4$ wai$^4$
*** Yale: nàahn wàih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: naan$^4$ wai$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nan$^4$ wei$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /naːn²¹ wɐi̯²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lân-ûi
*** Tâi-lô: lân-uî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lan'uii
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /lan²⁴⁻²² ui²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /lan¹³⁻²² ui¹³/

#### Verb

難為
* (literary) to be difficult to do

##### Derived terms

* 巧婦難為無米之炊／巧妇难为无米之炊 (qiǎofù nánwéi wúmǐzhīchuī)
* 怕難為情／怕难为情
* 難為情／难为情 (nánwéiqíng)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nánwei, nánwéi
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ˙ㄨㄟ, ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): naan$^4$ wai$^{4-2}$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lân-ûi
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$ne-we$_6$ / $^2$ne-we$_2$ / $^2$nae-ve$_2$ / $^2$naen-wei$_2$ / $^2$nae-we$_2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nánwei
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ˙ㄨㄟ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nánwe̊i
*** Wade–Giles: nan$^2$-wei$^5$
*** Yale: nán-wei
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nan.uei
*** Palladius: наньвэй (nanʹvɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /nän³⁵ weɪ̯³/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nánwéi
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nánwéi
*** Wade–Giles: nan$^2$-wei$^2$
*** Yale: nán-wéi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanwei
*** Palladius: наньвэй (nanʹvɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /nän³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: naan$^4$ wai$^{4-2}$
*** Yale: nàahn wái
*** Cantonese Pinyin: naan$^4$ wai$^{4-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nan$^4$ wei$^{4-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /naːn²¹ wɐi̯²¹⁻³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lân-ûi
*** Tâi-lô: lân-uî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lan'uii
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /lan²⁴⁻²² ui²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /lan¹³⁻²² ui¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$ne-we$_6$
*** MiniDict: ne$^去$ we$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$ne-hhue$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ne²² ɦue⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^2$ne-we$_2$
*** MiniDict: ne$^平$ we$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ne²² ɦue³³/
** (Northern: Songjiang)
*** Wugniu: $^2$nae-ve$_2$
*** Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /nɛ¹⁵ βe⁵³/
** (Northern: Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^2$naen-wei$_2$
*** MiniDict: naen$^平$ wei$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /nẽ̞²² ɦui³⁴/
** (Northern: Haining)
*** Wugniu: $^2$nae-we$_2$
*** Sinological IPA (Haining): /nɛ¹¹ ɦue⁵⁵/

#### Verb

難為
* to make it difficult for (someone)
* to be a tough job for (someone)
* (polite) An expression used to thank someone for doing something that takes effort
* to spoil; to ruin; to waste
* (polite, chiefly Northern Wu) to expend; to spend; to squander; to waste (something valuable)

##### Synonyms

* (to make it difficult for someone): 擠對／挤对 (jǐduì) (colloquial)

##### Derived terms

* 鬼相打難為生病人／鬼相打难为生病人