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死結難解

简死结难解 · 繁死結難解

Mandarin · pinyin sǐ jié nán jiě

enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem
intractable difficulty

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死: sǐ · die; dead; death
結: jié · knot, tie; join, connect
難: Look up this written character
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

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