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聱牙诎曲

聱牙诎曲 — “Describes difficult and obscure writing”

聱牙诎曲 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes difficult and obscure writing”. Abstruse and convoluted (of literary style). Literally, “jarring to the teeth and convoluted”.

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聱牙诎曲 Pronunciation and Pinyin

聱牙诎曲 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
聱
áo16awkward or difficult to read
牙
yá4tooth tusk broker
诎
qū7bend, yield, or shorten
曲
qū6song, tune, or opera

Example Sentence with 聱牙诎曲

这本书的序言写得十分聱牙诎曲,令人难以理解。
The preface of this book is very abstruse and convoluted, making it difficult to understand.

Idioms Related to 聱牙诎曲

Synonyms of 聱牙诎曲

  • áo聱yá牙jié诘qū曲abstruse and convoluted

More idioms starting with 聱

  • áo聱yá牙jí佶qū屈hard to read or understand
  • áo聱yá牙jǐ戟kǒu口abstruse and difficult to read
  • áo聱yá牙jié诘qū屈obscure and difficult to understand

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Questions about 聱牙诎曲

What does 聱牙诎曲 mean?

聱牙诎曲 (áo yá qū qū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes difficult and obscure writing”.

How do you pronounce 聱牙诎曲?

聱牙诎曲 is pronounced áo yá qū qū in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 聱牙诎曲 literally mean?

Literally, 聱牙诎曲 means “jarring to the teeth and convoluted”. It is used to mean “describes difficult and obscure writing”.

What is the Chinese definition of 聱牙诎曲?

形容文辞艰涩难读

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