難なん産ざん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia

Medical and general term for a difficult or prolonged labor. Also used figuratively for something that is hard to bring to completion, such as a project or negotiation.

Antonyms: 安産

• 彼かの女じょは難なん産ざんの末すえ、元げん気きな男おとこの子こを産うんだ。

  After a difficult delivery, she gave birth to a healthy baby boy.

• 新しん製せい品ひんの開かい発はつは難なん産ざんだった。

  The development of the new product was a difficult birth (a long, hard process).