nán​fēn​nán​jiě

tangled up

  • created reference approved 难分难解/難分難解 → 难解难分/難解難分 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    难分难解 / 難分難解 nán​fēn​nán​jiě

    难解难分 / 難解難分 nán​jiě​nán​fēn

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 难分难解/難分難解 · nán​fēn​nán​jiě · tangled up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    难分难解 / 難分難解

    nán​fēn​nán​jiě

    tangled up

    for threads or vine-like objects to be inextricably intertwined or knotted together

    难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 分 (literal) → 分 · fēn · to divide 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 解 (literal) → 解 · jiě · to untie

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 难分难解/難分難解 · nán​fēn​nán​jiě · deeply attached — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    难分难解 / 難分難解

    nán​fēn​nán​jiě

    deeply attached

    (idiom) for people to be very close or intimately involved, making them difficult to separate

    难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 分 (literal) → 分 · fēn · to divide 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 解 (literal) → 解 · jiě · to separate

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 难分难解/難分難解 · nán​fēn​nán​jiě · at a deadlock — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    难分难解 / 難分難解

    nán​fēn​nán​jiě

    at a deadlock

    to be locked in a fierce struggle, argument, or fight with no resolution in sight

    难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 分 (literal) → 分 · fēn · to distinguish 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 解 (literal) → 解 · jiě · to solve

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense