勉為其難miǎn wéi qí nánagree to do what one knows is beyond one’s power; force oneself to take up an onerous task; undertake to do a difficult job as best one can
? 既然如此，就～吧。(愛新覺羅·溥儀《我的前半生》99)If things are so,then I must force myself to do it./……不過為的是革命，義不容辭，只要大家同意，我就～。(李六如《六十年的變遷》Ⅰ—239)…for the sake of revolution I’ll not shrink from it and try to do my best. 勉為其難miǎn wéi qí nán勉：勉強(qiáng)；為：做。勉強(qiáng)去做力所不及的事情。undertake to do a difficult job as best one can, agree to do what one knows is beyond one’s ability or power |