nán chǎn

难 产

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MCT

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v.have a difficult childbirth/labor/delivery
- tā sǐ yú nán chǎn
  她死于难产。
  She died during a difficult birth.
- tā qián jǐ cì de fēn miǎn céng jīng nán chǎn
  她前几次的分娩曾经难产。
  Her previous confinements have been difficult.
antonym
shùn chǎn顺产
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v.meta(of a book, plan, etc.) overdue; (of a literary work, plan, etc.) be hard to complete
- kǒng pà gōng sī chéng lì de shì yào nán chǎn bì xū xiǎng xiǎng bàn fǎ
  恐怕公司成立的事要难产，必须想想办法。
  I'm afraid it will be difficult to set up the company. We must try some other ways.

难产