难以为继 — Chinese idiom
难以为继
nán yǐ wéi jì
Traditional: 難以為繼
Meaning
- difficult to carry on; unsustainable
Character by character
- 难nánhard, difficult, arduous; unable
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 为wéito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
- 继jìto continue, to carry on; to succeed, to inherit
Idioms sharing a character
- 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
- 在所难免 zài suǒ nán miǎn
- 坐立难安 zuò lì nán ān
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