áo

idiom
literary

Meaning of 佶屈聱牙

佶屈聱牙 means awkward and difficult to read; tortuous and unpronounceable (of writing). Pronounced jí qū áo yá.

  • awkward and difficult to read; tortuous and unpronounceable (of writing)

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
piān
wén
zhāng
xiě
de
áo
 
ràng
rén
bu
xià
qu
 

This article is so awkward and difficult to read that people can't get through it.

diǎn
wén
xiàn
wǎng
wǎng
xiǎn
de
áo
 
yào
zhù
shì
cái
néng
jiě
 

Classical texts often appear tortuous and unpronounceable, requiring annotations to understand.

de
wén
fēng
guò
zhuī
qiú
huì
 
jié
guǒ
xiě
de
áo
 

His writing style pursues obscurity too much, resulting in something convoluted and unreadable.

Zhè
běn
zhé
xué
zhù
zuò
áo
 
chū
xué
zhě
hěn
nán
dǒng
 

This philosophical work is obscure and difficult to read, making it hard for beginners to understand.