佶屈聱牙
Chinese edit
difficult to pronounce | bent; feel wronged | difficult to pronounce | tooth; ivory | ||
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trad. (佶屈聱牙) | 佶 | 屈 | 聱 | 牙 | |
simp. #(佶屈聱牙) | 佶 | 屈 | 聱 | 牙 | |
alternative forms | 詰屈聱牙/诘屈聱牙 詰屈謷牙/诘屈謷牙 |
Etymology edit
From 9th century, Han Yu (韓愈), 《進學解》:
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
佶屈聱牙
- (of a text) difficult to read and understand