死结难解

Traditional: 死結難解

sǐ jié nán jiě

Dictionary entry

enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem

What does 死结难解 mean?

死结难解 (sǐ jié nán jiě) has the following dictionary meaning.

1enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem

2intractable difficulty

Character breakdown

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死sǐto die · impassable 结jiē(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) · Taiwan pr. [jie2]难nándifficult (to...) · problem 解Xièsurname Xie

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死结难解

sǐ jié nán jiě

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