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死結

死結

See also: 死结

Chinese

		to die; inpassable; uncrossable to die; inpassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit) knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind
trad. (死結)		死	結
simp. (死结)		死	结

Noun

死結

encased knot; fast knot
(figuratively) an issue that defies solution; impasse; intractable problem

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): sǐjié

(Zhuyin): ㄙˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
Min Nan (POJ): sí-kat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: sǐjié
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syyjye
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: sǐjiér
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syyjyel
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕjɛɻ³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sí-kat
  - Tâi-lô: sí-kat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sy'kad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kat̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kat̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kat̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kat̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kat̚³²/