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錯綜複雜

简 错综复杂 · 繁 錯綜複雜
Mandarin · pinyin cuò zōng fù zá

Meanings

  1. tangled and complicated (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

錯
cuò · error, blunder, mistake, wrong
綜
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複
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雜
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错
cuò · error, blunder, mistake; wrong
综
zōng · arrange threads for weaving
复
fù · return; repeat; repeatedly
杂
zá · mixed, blended; mix, mingle
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Mandarin tones

4–1–4–2 · cuo4 zong1 fu4 za2

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 2 Cantonese readings

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

co3 zung1 fuk1 zaap6 · cok3 zung1 fuk1 zaap6

Cantonese word readings for 錯綜複雜. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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co3 zung1 fuk1 zaap6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) tangled and complicated; intricate

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