难能可贵 — “Exceptionally valuable or commendable due to its rarity and difficulty”
难能可贵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Exceptionally valuable or commendable due to its rarity and difficulty”. Something precious because it is hard to achieve. Literally, “rare and precious”.
难能可贵 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 难
- nán难shàng上jiā加nán难difficulty upon difficulty
- nán难hū乎wéi为qíng情feel awkward or embarrassed
- nán难hū乎wéi为jì继Difficult to sustain or carry on
- nán难hū乎qí其nán难extremely difficult
- nán难yú于shàng上tiān天harder than ascending to heaven
- nán难yú于shàng上qīng青tiān天harder than reaching the sky
- nán难yú于qǐ启chǐ齿hard to speak out
- nán难yǐ以wéi为qíng情too embarrassed to refuse
- nán难yǐ以wéi为jì继hard to sustain
- nán难yǐ以qǐ启chǐ齿hard to say
- nán难yǐ以zhì置xìn信hard to believe
- nán难yǐ以nì逆liào料difficult to foresee
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What does 难能可贵 mean?
难能可贵 (nán néng kě guì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Exceptionally valuable or commendable due to its rarity and difficulty”.
How do you pronounce 难能可贵?
难能可贵 is pronounced nán néng kě guì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 难能可贵 literally mean?
Literally, 难能可贵 means “rare and precious”. It is used to mean “Exceptionally valuable or commendable due to its rarity and difficulty”.
What is the Chinese definition of 难能可贵?
难能：极难做到。指不容易做到的事居然能做到，非常可贵。