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齟齬

简龃龉 · 繁齟齬

Mandarin · pinyin jǔ yǔ

(literary) (of teeth) to be misaligned; (fig.) in disagreement; at odds

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齬: Look up this written character
龃: jǔ · irregular teeth; discord
龉: yǔ · uneven teeth; to disagree

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3–3 · ju3 yu3

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zeoi2 jyu5

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noun

(obsolete) irregular teeth; unaligned teeth

verb

(literary, figurative) to have discord; to disagree

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