難題

なんだい
difficult theme

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なんだい【難題】

difficult problem

〖C〗

poser

〖C〗《略式》難問.

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なんだい【難題】

1 〔難問〕 [⇒なんもん]

●難題に挑む challenge oneself to solve a difficult problem

・難題に取り組む deal with a difficult problem.

●政府は今, 輸入自由化と雇用確保の両立という難題を突きつけられている. The government is currently confronted with the difficult problem of both liberalizing trade and maintaining employment.

・難題を解決する solve a difficult problem.

2 〔無理な要求〕 an unreasonable [impossible] demand.

●難題を吹っかける[押しつける] make an unreasonable [impossible] demand upon sb; demand [ask] too much of sb

・彼は次々と難題を吹っかけてきた. He came at me with one unreasonable demand after another.

無理難題 ⇒むりなんだい.