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难熬
nán áo
Pinyin
Definition
难熬
-
nán áo
hard to bear
unendurable (pain, suffering)
Related Words
(8)
熬
āo
1
to boil
2
to simmer
煎熬
jiān áo
1
to suffer
2
to torture
3
to torment
4
ordeal
5
suffering
6
torture
7
torment
熬夜
áo yè
1
to stay up late or all night
熬出头
áo chū tóu
1
to break clear of all the troubles and hardships
2
to achieve success
3
to make it
熬煎
áo jiān
1
suffering
2
torture
熬药
áo yào
1
to decoct medicinal herbs
苦熬
kǔ áo
1
to endure (years of suffering)
难熬
nán áo
1
hard to bear
2
unendurable (pain, suffering)
Idioms
(2)
媳妇熬成婆
xí fù áo chéng pó
1
lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)
2
fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor
3
what goes around comes around
熬更守夜
áo gēng shǒu yè
1
to stay up through the night (idiom)
Sample Sentences