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任勞任怨


任劳任怨

see styles
rèn láo rèn yuàn
    ren4 lao2 ren4 yuan4
jen lao jen yüan
to work hard without complaint (idiom)

企業戦士

see styles
 kigyousenshi / kigyosenshi
    きぎょうせんし
corporate warrior (exceptionally dedicated and hard-working employee)

使い回す

see styles
 tsukaimawasu
    つかいまわす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) (1) to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; (2) to work someone hard; to order around; to boss

來之不易


来之不易

see styles
lái zhī bù yì
    lai2 zhi1 bu4 yi4
lai chih pu i
(idiom) hard to come by; not easily obtained

俾夜作晝


俾夜作昼

see styles
bǐ yè zuò zhòu
    bi3 ye4 zuo4 zhou4
pi yeh tso chou
lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil; work especially hard

做牛做馬


做牛做马

see styles
zuò niú zuò mǎ
    zuo4 niu2 zuo4 ma3
tso niu tso ma
lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard

働きバチ

see styles
 hatarakibachi
    はたらきバチ
(1) worker bee; (2) (colloquialism) hard worker

全力投球

see styles
 zenryokutoukyuu / zenryokutokyu
    ぜんりょくとうきゅう
(n,vs,vi) (1) (yoji) using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; (n,vs,vi) (2) {baseb} throwing a ball as hard as one can

六ヶ敷い

see styles
 mutsukashii / mutsukashi
    むつかしい
    muzukashii / muzukashi
    むずかしい
(ateji / phonetic) (out-dated kanji) (adjective) (1) difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); (2) fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; (3) gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); (4) (archaism) dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; (5) (archaism) unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

六借しい

see styles
 mutsukashii / mutsukashi
    むつかしい
    muzukashii / muzukashi
    むずかしい
(ateji / phonetic) (out-dated kanji) (adjective) (1) difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); (2) fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; (3) gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); (4) (archaism) dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; (5) (archaism) unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

冥思苦想

see styles
míng sī kǔ xiǎng
    ming2 si1 ku3 xiang3
ming ssu k`u hsiang
    ming ssu ku hsiang
to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard; to rack one's brains

冥思苦索

see styles
míng sī kǔ suǒ
    ming2 si1 ku3 suo3
ming ssu k`u so
    ming ssu ku so
to mull over (idiom); to think long and hard

冬の時代

see styles
 fuyunojidai
    ふゆのじだい
(exp,n) (idiom) dark age; hard times; winter years

判り難い

see styles
 wakarinikui
    わかりにくい
(adjective) (kana only) hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

刻苦學習


刻苦学习

see styles
kè kǔ xué xí
    ke4 ku3 xue2 xi2
k`o k`u hsüeh hsi
    ko ku hsüeh hsi
to study hard; assiduous

前途未卜

see styles
qián tú wèi bǔ
    qian2 tu2 wei4 bu3
ch`ien t`u wei pu
    chien tu wei pu
hanging in the balance; the future is hard to forecast; ¿Qué serà?; who knows what the future holds?

力挽狂瀾


力挽狂澜

see styles
lì wǎn kuáng lán
    li4 wan3 kuang2 lan2
li wan k`uang lan
    li wan kuang lan
to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis

勞心勞力


劳心劳力

see styles
láo xīn láo lì
    lao2 xin1 lao2 li4
lao hsin lao li
to tax one's mind and body; demanding (work); dedicated (worker); hard-working

勞心苦思


劳心苦思

see styles
láo xīn kǔ sī
    lao2 xin1 ku3 si1
lao hsin k`u ssu
    lao hsin ku ssu
to rack one's brains; to think hard

勞而無功


劳而无功

see styles
láo ér wú gōng
    lao2 er2 wu2 gong1
lao erh wu kung
to work hard while accomplishing little; to toil to no avail

勢成騎虎


势成骑虎

see styles
shì chéng qí hǔ
    shi4 cheng2 qi2 hu3
shih ch`eng ch`i hu
    shih cheng chi hu
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

勤倹力行

see styles
 kinkenrikkou / kinkenrikko
    きんけんりっこう
(noun/participle) (yoji) work hard and practice frugality

勤儉建國


勤俭建国

see styles
qín jiǎn jiàn guó
    qin2 jian3 jian4 guo2
ch`in chien chien kuo
    chin chien chien kuo
(idiom) to build up the country through thrift and hard work

勤勞致富


勤劳致富

see styles
qín láo zhì fù
    qin2 lao2 zhi4 fu4
ch`in lao chih fu
    chin lao chih fu
to get rich through hard work

勤能補拙

see styles
qín néng bǔ zhuō
    qin2 neng2 bu3 zhuo1
ch`in neng pu cho
    chin neng pu cho
(idiom) hard work can make up for lack of natural talent

千錘百鍊


千锤百炼

see styles
qiān chuí bǎi liàn
    qian1 chui2 bai3 lian4
ch`ien ch`ui pai lien
    chien chui pai lien
after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom); the vicissitudes of life

印字出力

see styles
 injishutsuryoku
    いんじしゅつりょく
{comp} hard copy

及び難い

see styles
 oyobigatai
    およびがたい
(adjective) hard to attain to

反裘負芻


反裘负刍

see styles
fǎn qiú fù chú
    fan3 qiu2 fu4 chu2
fan ch`iu fu ch`u
    fan chiu fu chu
lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom); fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work; fig. to act stupidly

取っ組む

see styles
 tokkumu
    とっくむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against; (v5m,vi) (2) to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

吹き頻る

see styles
 fukishikiru
    ふきしきる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to blow violently; to blow incessantly; to blow hard (e.g. the wind)

善財難捨


善财难舍

see styles
shàn cái nán shě
    shan4 cai2 nan2 she3
shan ts`ai nan she
    shan tsai nan she
to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity; skinflint; miserly

嘘のよう

see styles
 usonoyou / usonoyo
    うそのよう
(exp,adj-na) hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible

四苦八苦

see styles
sì kǔ bā kǔ
    si4 ku3 ba1 ku3
ssu k`u pa k`u
    ssu ku pa ku
 shikuhakku
    しくはっく
(n,vs,vi) (1) (yoji) being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); (2) (yoji) {Buddh} (See 四苦,八苦) the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
four and eight kinds of suffering

固茹で卵

see styles
 katayudetamago
    かたゆでたまご
hard-boiled egg

固陋頑迷

see styles
 korouganmei / koroganme
    ころうがんめい
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed; pigheaded; incapable of making sound judgements because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentality

堅黑栴檀


坚黑栴檀

see styles
jiān hēi zhān tán
    jian1 hei1 zhan1 tan2
chien hei chan t`an
    chien hei chan tan
 kenkoku sendan
lit. a hard black sandalwood

売り込み

see styles
 urikomi
    うりこみ
sales promotion; hard selling

外剛內柔


外刚内柔

see styles
wài gāng nèi róu
    wai4 gang1 nei4 rou2
wai kang nei jou
soft on the inside despite one's hard shell; appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability; also written 內柔外剛|内柔外刚[nei4 rou2 wai4 gang1]

夙興夜寐


夙兴夜寐

see styles
sù xīng yè mèi
    su4 xing1 ye4 mei4
su hsing yeh mei
to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard; to study diligently; to burn the candle at both ends

多岐亡羊

see styles
 takibouyou / takiboyo
    たきぼうよう
(yoji) too many options making selection difficult; truth being hard to find as paths to it proliferate

大わらわ

see styles
 oowarawa
    おおわらわ
(noun or adjectival noun) (sensitive word) strenuous efforts; hard fighting

大塊朵頤


大块朵颐

see styles
dà kuài duǒ yí
    da4 kuai4 duo3 yi2
ta k`uai to i
    ta kuai to i
to chew on a large slab (idiom); a large mouthful is hard to chew; to tuck into a great meal

奢入儉難


奢入俭难

see styles
shē rù jiǎn nán
    she1 ru4 jian3 nan2
she ju chien nan
it is hard to become frugal after becoming accustomed to luxury (idiom)

好夢難成


好梦难成

see styles
hǎo mèng nán chéng
    hao3 meng4 nan2 cheng2
hao meng nan ch`eng
    hao meng nan cheng
a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)

好聚好散

see styles
hǎo jù hǎo sàn
    hao3 ju4 hao3 san4
hao chü hao san
(idiom) to part without hard feelings; to cut the knot as smoothly as you tied it

孤掌難鳴


孤掌难鸣

see styles
gū zhǎng nán míng
    gu1 zhang3 nan2 ming2
ku chang nan ming
It's hard to clap with only one hand.; It takes two to tango; It's difficult to achieve anything without support.

孤軍奮戰


孤军奋战

see styles
gū jun fèn zhàn
    gu1 jun1 fen4 zhan4
ku chün fen chan
lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom); fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support

學習刻苦


学习刻苦

see styles
xué xí kè kǔ
    xue2 xi2 ke4 ku3
hsüeh hsi k`o k`u
    hsüeh hsi ko ku
to study hard; assiduous

將勤補拙


将勤补拙

see styles
jiāng qín bǔ zhuō
    jiang1 qin2 bu3 zhuo1
chiang ch`in pu cho
    chiang chin pu cho
(idiom) to compensate for lack of ability with hard work

將勤補絀


将勤补绌

see styles
jiāng qín bǔ chù
    jiang1 qin2 bu3 chu4
chiang ch`in pu ch`u
    chiang chin pu chu
to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom)

左右兩難


左右两难

see styles
zuǒ yòu liǎng nán
    zuo3 you4 liang3 nan2
tso yu liang nan
(idiom) between a rock and a hard place; in a dilemma

左右為難


左右为难

see styles
zuǒ yòu wéi nán
    zuo3 you4 wei2 nan2
tso yu wei nan
(idiom) between a rock and a hard place; in a dilemma

弩達囉灑


弩达囉洒

see styles
nǔ dá luō sǎ
    nu3 da2 luo1 sa3
nu ta lo sa
 Dodarasha
Durdharṣa, hard to hold 難執持, or hard to overcome 難降伏, or hard to behold 無能見, guardian of the inner gate in Vairocana's maṇḍala.

強制改行

see styles
 kyouseikaigyou / kyosekaigyo
    きょうせいかいぎょう
{comp} hard line break; hard return

強忍悲痛


强忍悲痛

see styles
qiáng rěn bēi tòng
    qiang2 ren3 bei1 tong4
ch`iang jen pei t`ung
    chiang jen pei tung
to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)

強硬路線

see styles
 kyoukourosen / kyokorosen
    きょうこうろせん
hard line; hard-line; tough line; hawkish line

強面談判

see styles
 kowamotedanpan
    こわもてだんぱん
aggressive negotiations; hard-line bargaining

得がたい

see styles
 egatai
    えがたい
(adjective) hard to get; hard to come by

得來不易

see styles
dé lái bù yì
    de2 lai2 bu4 yi4
te lai pu i
hard to come by; not easily obtained; hard-won

御し難い

see styles
 gyoshigatai
    ぎょしがたい
(adjective) hard to control; unmanageable

心得難い

see styles
 kokoroegatai
    こころえがたい
(adjective) hard to understand; hard to accept

怨み辛み

see styles
 uramitsurami
    うらみつらみ
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings

恨みっこ

see styles
 uramikko
    うらみっこ
(usu. in the negative) hard feelings; (mutual) resentment

恨み辛み

see styles
 uramitsurami
    うらみつらみ
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings

恨海難填


恨海难填

see styles
hèn hǎi nán tián
    hen4 hai3 nan2 tian2
hen hai nan t`ien
    hen hai nan tien
sea of hatred is hard to fill (idiom); irreconcilable division

息が弾む

see styles
 ikigahazumu
    いきがはずむ
(exp,v5m) to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath

悩ましい

see styles
 nayamashii / nayamashi
    なやましい
(adjective) (1) seductive; carnal; enchanting; (adjective) (2) troubling; difficult; thorny; hard; (adjective) (3) anxious; uneasy

悪戦苦闘

see styles
 akusenkutou / akusenkuto
    あくせんくとう
(n,vs,vi) (yoji) hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds

悪木盗泉

see styles
 akubokutousen / akubokutosen
    あくぼくとうせん
(expression) (yoji) a virtuous person should not commit an act that offends their moral principles no matter how hard pressed they may be

意馬心猿


意马心猿

see styles
yì mǎ xīn yuán
    yi4 ma3 xin1 yuan2
i ma hsin yüan
 ibashinen
    いばしんえん
(yoji) {Buddh} it is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check
The mind like a horse and the heart like a monkey — restless and intractable.

憎めない

see styles
 nikumenai
    にくめない
(adjective) hard to dislike; impossible to hate; likeable

懷恨在心


怀恨在心

see styles
huái hèn zài xīn
    huai2 hen4 zai4 xin1
huai hen tsai hsin
to harbor hard feelings

戴盆望天

see styles
dài pén wàng tiān
    dai4 pen2 wang4 tian1
tai p`en wang t`ien
    tai pen wang tien
lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head; fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations; one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties

手こずる

see styles
 tekozuru
    てこずる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

手古摺る

see styles
 tekozuru
    てこずる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

手子摺る

see styles
 tekozuru
    てこずる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

打ん殴る

see styles
 bunnaguru
    ぶんなぐる
(transitive verb) to knock; to hit hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

打付ける

see styles
 butsukeru
    ぶつける
    buchitsukeru
    ぶちつける
    uchitsukeru
    うちつける
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to crash into; (2) (kana only) to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); (3) (kana only) to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger); (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to crash into; (2) (kana only) to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); (3) (kana only) to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger); (transitive verb) (1) to nail; (2) to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to strike (hard); (3) to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

打翻身仗

see styles
dǎ fān shēn zhàng
    da3 fan1 shen1 zhang4
ta fan shen chang
to work hard towards a turnaround; to fight to reverse something

扱い難い

see styles
 atsukainikui
    あつかいにくい
(adjective) hard to handle

扱き使う

see styles
 kokitsukau
    こきつかう
(transitive verb) to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

抓緊學習


抓紧学习

see styles
zhuā jǐn xué xí
    zhua1 jin3 xue2 xi2
chua chin hsüeh hsi
to concentrate on studying hard

拼死拼活

see styles
pīn sǐ pīn huó
    pin1 si3 pin1 huo2
p`in ssu p`in huo
    pin ssu pin huo
one's utmost; (to fight or work) desperately hard; to put up a life or death struggle; at all costs

捉摸不定

see styles
zhuō mō bù dìng
    zhuo1 mo1 bu4 ding4
cho mo pu ting
(idiom) unpredictable; elusive; hard to pin down

捩上げる

see styles
 nejiageru
    ねじあげる
(transitive verb) to twist hard

易守難攻


易守难攻

see styles
yì shǒu nán gōng
    yi4 shou3 nan2 gong1
i shou nan kung
easily guarded, hard to attack

本性難移


本性难移

see styles
běn xìng nán yí
    ben3 xing4 nan2 yi2
pen hsing nan i
It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.; Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)

杓子定規

see styles
 shakushijougi / shakushijogi
    しゃくしじょうぎ
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) hard-and-fast rule; stick fast to rules; a stickler (for rules); hidebound system; inflexible

板ばさみ

see styles
 itabasami
    いたばさみ
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

枯木寒巌

see styles
 kobokukangan
    こぼくかんがん
(exp,n) (yoji) withered trees and frozen rocks; a person that is hard to approach

柔能克剛


柔能克刚

see styles
róu néng kè gāng
    rou2 neng2 ke4 gang1
jou neng k`o kang
    jou neng ko kang
lit. the soft can subdue the hard

梃子摺る

see styles
 tekozuru
    てこずる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

棧山航海


栈山航海

see styles
zhàn shān háng hǎi
    zhan4 shan1 hang2 hai3
chan shan hang hai
to have a long and hard journey (idiom)

検索避け

see styles
 kensakuyoke
    けんさくよけ
(noun/participle) (slang) making a web page hard to find through search engines; avoiding search engines

機械硬盤


机械硬盘

see styles
jī xiè yìng pán
    ji1 xie4 ying4 pan2
chi hsieh ying p`an
    chi hsieh ying pan
(computing) hard disk drive (HDD)

死結難解


死结难解

see styles
sǐ jié nán jiě
    si3 jie2 nan2 jie3
ssu chieh nan chieh
enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem; intractable difficulty

死而不僵

see styles
sǐ ér bù jiāng
    si3 er2 bu4 jiang1
ssu erh pu chiang
dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis; to die hard (idiom); to die yet not be vanquished (idiom)

民脂民膏

see styles
mín zhī mín gāo
    min2 zhi1 min2 gao1
min chih min kao
lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom); the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation); the people's blood, sweat and tears

気難しい

see styles
 kimuzukashii / kimuzukashi
    きむづかしい
(adjective) hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

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No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

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