难 得 一 见

nán dé yī jiàndictionary entry

rarely seen

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Original source entry:

難得一見难得一见 [nan2 de2 yi1 jian4] /rarely seen/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 難得一見

难
nán
difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good
nàn
disaster / distress / to scold
得
dé
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
dè
used in 得瑟[dè se]
de
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
děi
to have to / must / ought to / to need to
一
yī
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
见
jiàn
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view
xiàn
to appear / also written 現|现[xiàn]

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