聱牙佶屈 — “Difficult to read or understand”
聱牙佶屈 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Difficult to read or understand”. Abstruse and tortuous (referring to a text or style of writing). Literally, “unpleasant to the ear and tortuous”.
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这位作家早期的一些作品，文字过于华丽，有时读起来显得聱牙佶屈，令读者难以把握其核心思想。
Some of this writer's early works used overly ornate language, making them sometimes appear abstruse and tortuous, leaving readers struggling to grasp the core ideas.
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What does 聱牙佶屈 mean?
聱牙佶屈 (áo yá jí qū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Difficult to read or understand”.
How do you pronounce 聱牙佶屈?
聱牙佶屈 is pronounced áo yá jí qū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 聱牙佶屈 literally mean?
Literally, 聱牙佶屈 means “unpleasant to the ear and tortuous”. It is used to mean “Difficult to read or understand”.
What is the Chinese definition of 聱牙佶屈?
聱牙：不顺口；佶屈：曲折。指文章读起来不顺口。