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盤根錯節
简 盘根错节 · 繁 盤根錯節Mandarin · pinyin pán gēn cuò jié
Meanings
- twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
- knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
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2–1–4–2 · pan2 gen1 cuo4 jie2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
pun4 gan1 co3 zit3
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phrase
- (idiomatic) great tangled root system; complicated affair; complicated and difficult to deal with
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