áo​yá

hard to pronounce

  • created sense approved 聱牙 · áo​yá · hard to pronounce — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    聱牙

    áo​yá

    hard to pronounce

    (literary) difficult to read aloud; clumsy or jarring in phrasing; used to describe text that is choppy or lacks smooth rhythm

    聱 (opaque) → 聱 · áo · difficult to pronounce 牙 (literal) → 牙 · yá · tooth

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  • created sense approved 聱牙 · áo​yá · contrary — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    聱牙

    áo​yá

    contrary

    (literary) stubborn; contrary or at odds with something; to go against the grain

    聱 (opaque) → 聱 · áo · difficult to pronounce 牙 (literal) → 牙 · yá · tooth

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  • created sense approved 聱牙 · áo​yá · gnarled — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    聱牙

    áo​yá

    gnarled

    (literary) gnarled and twisted, especially describing the branches of an old tree

    聱 (opaque) → 聱 · áo · difficult to pronounce 牙 (literal) → 牙 · yá · tooth

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