miǎn​wéi​qí​nán

to do something reluctantly

  • created sense approved 勉为其难/勉為其難 · miǎn​wéi​qí​nán · to do something reluctantly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    勉为其难 / 勉為其難

    miǎn​wéi​qí​nán

    to do something reluctantly

    To undertake a task that is beyond one's ability or that one is unwilling to do; to tackle a difficult job as best one can despite the difficulty or hesitation.

    勉 (literal) → 勉 · miǎn · to force 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 其 (literal) → 其 · qí · that 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult

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