jié​qū'áo​yá

tongue-twisting

Senses

诘屈聱牙/ 詰屈聱牙 jié​qū'áo​yá (also jí​qū'áo​yá) tongue-twisting

describes writing that is difficult to read aloud or hard to understand because the words are obscure and the phrasing is awkward

References

variant 诘屈聱牙/詰屈聱牙 佶屈聱牙/佶屈聱牙
antonym 诘屈聱牙/詰屈聱牙 琅琅上口/琅琅上口
antonym 诘屈聱牙/詰屈聱牙 出口成章/出口成章
variant 佶屈聱牙/佶屈聱牙 诘屈聱牙/詰屈聱牙