佶屈聱牙

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Chinese

difficult to pronounce bent; feel wronged difficult to pronounce tooth; ivory
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
anagram 聱牙佶屈

Etymology

From 9th century, Han Yu (韓愈), 《進學解》:

周誥殷盤，佶屈聱牙。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
周诰殷盘，佶屈聱牙。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: c. 813, Han Yu, "On Advancing Scholarship" (《進學解》)
Zhōu Gào Yīn Pán, jíqū'áoyá.
The Announcements of Zhou and Pan Geng of Yin, with their unpronounceable phonology crooked and rough on the teeth.

Pronunciation

Idiom

佶屈聱牙

  1. (of a text) difficult to read and understand
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