有難迷惑

ありがためいわく

Also written ありがた迷惑, 有り難迷惑

Meanings

1. Noun, な-adjective unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness

Kanji

• 有 have. Read as ある.
• 難 difficult. Read as かたい.
• 迷 astray. Read as メイ.
• 惑 bewilder. Read as ワク.

Example sentences

• それは有難迷惑なことだ。
  That's too much of a good thing.
• あなたの叔母さんのくれた有難迷惑なあのプレゼントだけど、どうしたものかしらね。みっともなくてとても壁にはかけられないし。
  What should we do with this white elephant your aunt gave us? It's way too ugly to go on the wall.

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