harder than climbing to heaven (idiom)
to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom); to find it hard to speak about sth
cannot control oneself (idiom); to be beside oneself
(lit.) hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom); (fig.) one is just as bad as the other
loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
to become caught up in an irresolvable situation (idiom)
loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
hard to untie, hard to separate (idiom); inextricably involved; locked in battle
a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom); sth too embarrassing to mention; an embarrassing illness
cannot escape censure (idiom); has to bear the blame
(lit.) a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom); (fig.) one is helpless alone
hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
demanding and strict (idiom); exacting
to tackle a difficult job (idiom); to do sth reluctantly
extremely rare (idiom); once in a blue moon
can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity; skinflint; miserly
to be unavoidable (idiom)
unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
it is hard to become frugal after becoming accustomed to luxury (idiom)
easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)
a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)
(lit.) cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom); (fig.) extremely worried and troubled
unable to move a single step (idiom); to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
dilemma; quandary; Scylla and Charybdis; between the devil and the deep blue sea (idiom)
sea of hatred is hard to fill (idiom); irreconcilable division
(lit.) even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
(lit.) as difficult to count as hair pulled from sb's head (idiom); (fig.) innumerable (crimes)
bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed; carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment
enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem; intractable difficulty
hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude
it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)
water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change
to put up innumerable obstacles; to create all kinds of difficulties (idiom)
easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom); easier said than done
to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like
difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
old habits are hard to change (idiom); It is hard to throw off ingrained habits.
ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard
so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted; innumerable crimes
(idiom); see also
罄筆難書
too numerous to be cited
(of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom); see also
罄竹難書
to be too embarrassed for words (idiom)
powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless
untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)
spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom); it's no use crying over spilt milk; what's done is done and can't be reversed; the damage is done; once divorced, there's no reuniting
to take the bull by the horns (idiom)
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
(lit.) many nights under a harsh moon; long years of oppression (idiom)
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
the first step is the hardest (idiom)
(lit.) even harder than reaching the sky (idiom); (fig.) extremely difficult; far from an easy task
even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)
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