(1) Hard, difficult, grievous, troublesome. To regard as difficult; to contend with. (3) Difficulty, trouble, suffering, hardship. (4) A kind of bird. (5) To drive away pestilence. An enemy. (6) Denunciation, criticism, censure. (7) Debate, discussion, argumentation. (8) An abbreviation of a^nanda 阿难陀, one of S/a^kyamuni's ten primary disciples.