碍难从命 — Chinese idiom
碍难从命
ài nán cóng mìng
Traditional: 礙難從命
Meaning
- difficult to obey orders ; much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
Character by character
- 碍àito block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct
- 难nánhard, difficult, arduous; unable
- 从cóngfrom, by, since, whence, through
- 命mìnglife; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
Idioms sharing a character
- 碍口识羞 ài kǒu shí xiū
- 碍手碍脚 ài shǒu ài jiǎo
- 一木难支 yī mù nán zhī
- 一言难尽 yī yán nán jìn
- 人心难测 rén xīn nán cè
- 劫数难逃 jié shù nán táo
- 勉为其难 miǎn wéi qí nán
- 千载难逢 qiān zǎi nán féng
- 千金难买 qiān jīn nán mǎi
- 善财难舍 shàn cái nán shě
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