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勉為其難 (min5 wai4 kei4 naan4) — make the best of a bad bargain in Cantonese

minˏ₅勉waiˎ₄為keiˎ₄其naanˎ₄難
简 勉为其难
Mandarin Pinyin: mian3 wei2 qi2 nan2

Meaning of 勉為其難

nounmake the best of a bad bargain
nountry to overcome the difficulty
nounstrive to do what seems beyond one's power
noun知難而退
nounundertake to do the best of a difficult job

Example Sentences with 勉為其難

見你咁有誠意我就勉為其難原諒你呢次！
Since you’re so sincere, I’ll reluctantly forgive you just this once!
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Characters in 勉為其難

勉min5
urge; encourage
為wai4
used after an adverb for emphasis, e.g. 極為, 頗為
其kei4
used as rhetorical word to form a four-character expression
難naan4
unpleasant; bad; offensive

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