difficult to read; unreadable; awkward sounding
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
difficult to pronounce or read; awkward sounding; obscure and pedantic (of writing)
literaryOriginally described bent and twisted physical shapes, later extended to describe writing that is obscure and difficult to read. Also written as 佶屈聱牙 or 诘屈聱牙.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
xiě写
de得
jí诘
qū曲
áo聱
yá牙
，
ràng让
rén人
kàn看
bu不
dǒng懂
。
This article is written in such an obscure and difficult style that people cannot understand it.
Tā他
de的
wén文
fēng风
jí诘
qū曲
áo聱
yá牙
，
quē缺
fá乏
kě可
dú读
xìng性
。
His writing style is pedantic and obscure, lacking readability.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
jí诘
qū曲
áo聱
yá牙
de的
jù句
zi子
，
dú读
qǐ起
lái来
zhēn真
fèi费
jìn劲
。
This kind of convoluted sentence is really exhausting to read.