百般刁难 bǎi bān diāo nàn to make things difficult in every way

Explanation

百般刁难指用各种方法使对方为难，使对方处于困境，无法顺利进行。它通常指故意为难，制造障碍，而不是出于善意帮助。

Bǎi bān diāo nàn refers to using various methods to make things difficult for someone, putting them in a difficult situation and preventing them from proceeding smoothly. It usually refers to intentionally making things difficult, creating obstacles, rather than out of good intentions.

Origin Story

在一个古老的村庄里，住着一位名叫李大娘的老妇人。她以善良和勤劳著称，深受村民的敬爱。然而，村里却住着一个名叫王二狗的年轻人，他嫉妒李大娘的声望，总是百般刁难她。一天，李大娘要去集市上卖自家种的蔬菜，王二狗却故意在路上撒了一堆碎石子，导致李大娘摔倒，蔬菜散落一地。李大娘忍住疼痛，将散落的蔬菜一颗一颗捡起来，王二狗在一旁幸灾乐祸。看到李大娘的遭遇，其他村民都非常气愤，纷纷谴责王二狗的行为。最后，王二狗在村民的指责和李大娘的宽容下，认识到自己的错误，向李大娘真诚地道歉。

zài yī gè gǔ lǎo de cūn zhuāng lǐ, zhù zhe yī wèi míng jiào lǐ dà niáng de lǎo fù rén. tā yǐ shàn liáng hé qín láo zhù chéng, shēn shòu cūn mín de jìng ài. rán ér, cūn lǐ què zhù zhe yī gè míng jiào wáng èr gǒu de nián qīng rén, tā jídù lǐ dà niáng de shēng wàng, zǒng shì bǎi bān diāo nàn tā. yī tiān, lǐ dà niáng yào qù jí shì shàng mài zì jiā zhòng de shū cài, wáng èr gǒu què gù yì zài lù shàng sā le yī duī suì shí zi, dǎo zhì lǐ dà niáng shuāi dǎo, shū cài sàn luò yī dì. lǐ dà niáng rěn zhù téng tòng, jiāng sàn luò de shū cài yī kē yī kē jiǎn qǐ lái, wáng èr gǒu zài yī páng xìng zāi lè huò. kàn dào lǐ dà niáng de zāo yù, qí tā cūn mín dōu fēi cháng qì fèn, fēn fēn qiǎn zé wáng èr gǒu de xíng wéi. zuì hòu, wáng èr gǒu zài cūn mín de zhǐ zé hé lǐ dà niáng de kuān róng xià, rèn shí dào zì jǐ de cuò wù, xiàng lǐ dà niáng zhēn chéng de dào qiàn.

In an ancient village, there lived an old woman named Li Da-niang. She was known for her kindness and diligence and was deeply loved by the villagers. However, there was a young man named Wang Er-gou living in the village who envied Li Da-niang's reputation and always made things difficult for her. One day, Li Da-niang was going to the market to sell vegetables from her own garden, but Wang Er-gou deliberately scattered a pile of gravel on the road, causing Li Da-niang to fall and her vegetables to scatter all over the place. Li Da-niang endured the pain and picked up the scattered vegetables one by one, while Wang Er-gou gloated over her misfortune. Seeing Li Da-niang's plight, the other villagers were very angry and condemned Wang Er-gou's actions. Finally, Wang Er-gou, under the blame of the villagers and Li Da-niang's tolerance, realized his mistake and sincerely apologized to Li Da-niang.

Usage

百般刁难常用于形容一个人或群体对另一个人或群体故意制造困难、阻碍，以达到某种目的或满足某种心理需求。

bǎi bān diāo nàn cháng yòng yú xíng róng yī gè rén huò qún tǐ duì lìng yī gè rén huò qún tǐ gù yì zhì zào kùn nán、zǔ ài, yǐ dá chéng mǒu zhǒng mù dì huò mǎn zú mǒu zhǒng xīn lǐ xū qiú.

Bǎi bān diāo nàn is often used to describe a person or group who deliberately creates difficulties and obstacles for another person or group in order to achieve a certain goal or satisfy a certain psychological need.

Examples

• 这位领导对下属百般刁难，让大家都很难做。

  zhè wèi lǐng dǎo duì xià shǔ bǎi bān diāo nàn, ràng dà jiā dōu hěn nán zuò.

  This leader makes life difficult for his subordinates, making it difficult for everyone.

• 面试官百般刁难我，但我还是顺利通过了。

  miàn shì guān bǎi bān diāo nàn wǒ, dàn wǒ hái shì shùn lì tōng guò le.

  The interviewer gave me a hard time, but I still passed the interview.

• 她对这个项目百般刁难，最后还是同意了。

  tā duì zhège xiàng mù bǎi bān diāo nàn, zuì hòu hái shì tóng yì le

  She made the project difficult, but she finally agreed.

Related Idioms

• 刁难

• 为难

• 使绊子

• 设置障碍

• 制造麻烦

Opposite Idioms

• 帮助

• 支持

• 鼓励

• 照顾

• 关怀