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难伺候

nán cì houdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(coll.) hard to please / high-maintenance
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-b90ae03474a3e0b9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

難伺候 难伺候 [nan2 ci4 hou5] /(coll.) hard to please; high-maintenance/

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Other forms in these source records: 難伺候

  • 难
    nán

    difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good

    nàn

    disaster / distress / to scold

  • 伺
    cì

    used in 伺候[cì hou]

    sì

    to watch / to wait / to examine / to spy

  • 候
    hòu

    to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.