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死結難解

简 死结难解 · 繁 死結難解
Mandarin · pinyin sǐ jié nán jiě

Meanings

  1. enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem
  2. intractable difficulty
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Characters in this entry

死
sǐ · die; dead; death
結
jié · knot, tie; join, connect
難
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解
jiě · loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧
结
jié · knot, tie; join, connect
难
nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
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3–2–2–3 · si3 jie2 nan2 jie3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sei2 git3 naan4 gaai2

Cantonese word readings for 死結難解. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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sei2 git3 naan4 gaai2

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死結難解 · si3 jie2 nan2 jie3
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Exact source record死結難解 死结难解 [si3 jie2 nan2 jie3] /enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem/intractable difficulty/