jí
诘
involved and abstruse (of writing)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesadjective
involved and abstruse; difficult to read (of writing); tortuous and obscure
literaryUsed specifically in the idiom 诘屈聱牙 (also written as 佶屈聱牙), describing writing that is difficult to read due to being involved, abstruse, or using obscure characters.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
xiě写
de得
jí诘
qū屈
áo聱
yá牙
，
ràng让
rén人
nán难
yǐ以
lǐ理
jiě解
。
This article is written in such an involved and abstruse style that it is difficult to understand.
Tā他
gù故
yì意
bǎ把
shū书
xiě写
de得
jí诘
qū屈
áo聱
yá牙
，
yǐ以
xiǎn显
shì示
zì自
jǐ己
de的
xué学
wen问
gāo高
shēn深
。
He deliberately wrote the book in an abstruse manner to show off his profound learning.