áo

idiom
literary

Meaning of 诘屈聱牙

诘屈聱牙 means difficult to pronounce or read; awkward sounding; obscure and pedantic (of writing). Pronounced jí qū áo yá.

  • difficult to pronounce or read; awkward sounding; obscure and pedantic (of writing)

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
piān
wén
zhāng
xiě
de
áo
 
ràng
rén
kàn
bu
dǒng
 

This article is written in such an obscure and difficult style that people cannot understand it.

de
wén
fēng
áo
 
quē
xìng
 

His writing style is pedantic and obscure, lacking readability.

Zhè
zhǒng
áo
de
zi
 
lái
zhēn
fèi
jìn
 

This kind of convoluted sentence is really exhausting to read.