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Open the tool →根蟠节错 (gēn pán jié cuò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a situation or problem that is extremely intricate”.
根蟠节错 is pronounced gēn pán jié cuò in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 根蟠节错 means “Roots coiling and knots intertwining; tangled roots and gnarled knots”. It is used to mean “describes a situation or problem that is extremely intricate”.
犹言盘根错节。比喻事情纷难复杂。