難乎其難

难乎其难
nánhūqínán

to be extremely difficult

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 難 nán
  1. difficult (to...)
  2. problem
  3. difficulty
  4. difficult
  5. not good
=1 難 nàn
  1. disaster
  2. distress
  3. to scold
2 乎 hū
  1. (classical particle similar to 於 yú) in
  2. at
  3. from
  4. because
  5. than
  6. (classical final particle similar to 嗎 ma, 吧 ba, 呢 ne, expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
=3 其 qí
  1. his
  2. her
  3. its
  4. their
  5. that
  6. such
  7. it (refers to sth preceding it)
=3 其 jī
  1. (obsolete) Used at the end of a sentence to show doubt.
  2. (obsolete) Used in personal names.
  3. Used at the end of a sentence to show doubt.
  4. Used in personal names.
=3 其 jì
  1. (archaic) only used in 彼其
  2. only used in 彼其
=4 難 nán
  1. difficult (to...)
  2. problem
  3. difficulty
  4. difficult
  5. not good
=4 難 nàn
  1. disaster
  2. distress
  3. to scold