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糾纏不清

简纠缠不清 · 繁糾纏不清

Mandarin · pinyin jiū chán bù qīng

hopelessly muddled
impossible to unravel

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
清: qīng · clear, pure, clean; peaceful
纠: jiū · investigate, inspect
缠: chán · wrap, wind around; tie, bind

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1–2–4–1 · jiu1 chan2 bu4 qing1

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gau2 cin4 bat1 cing1

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