难 舍 难 分

nán shě nán fēndictionary entry

loath to part (idiom) / emotionally close and unwilling to separate

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Original source entry:

難捨難分难舍难分 [nan2 she3 nan2 fen1] /loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate/

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Other forms in these source records: 難捨難分

难
nán
difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good
nàn
disaster / distress / to scold
舍
shě
to give up / to abandon / to give alms
shè
(bound form) residence / house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself, as in 舍妹[shè mèi]) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[lǐ]
Shè
surname She
难
nán
difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good
nàn
disaster / distress / to scold
分
fēn
to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization) / sub- (as in 分局[fēn jú]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
fèn
part / share / ingredient / component

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