佶屈聱牙

Chinese

		difficult to pronounce	bent; feel wronged	difficult to pronounce	tooth; ivory
trad. (佶屈聱牙)		佶	屈	聱	牙
simp. #(佶屈聱牙)		佶	屈	聱	牙
alternative forms		詰屈聱牙／诘屈聱牙 詰屈謷牙／诘屈謷牙
anagram		聱牙佶屈

Etymology

From 9th century, Han Yu (韓愈), 《進學解》:

周誥殷盤，佶屈聱牙。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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周诰殷盘，佶屈聱牙。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: c. 813, Han Yu, "On Advancing Scholarship" (《進學解》)

Zhōu Gào Yīn Pán, jíqū'áoyá. [Pinyin]

The Announcements of Zhou and Pan Geng of Yin, with their unpronounceable phonology crooked and rough on the teeth.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jíqū'áoyá

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩ ㄠˊ ㄧㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): git⁶ wat¹ ngou⁴ ngaa⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jíqū'áoyá
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩ ㄠˊ ㄧㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jícyu-áoyá
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-chʻü¹-ao²-ya²
    • Yale: jí-chyū-áu-yá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyichiuaurya
    • Palladius: цзицюйаоя (czicjujaoja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ˀɑʊ̯³⁵ jä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: git⁶ wat¹ ngou⁴ ngaa⁴
    • Yale: giht wāt ngòuh ngàh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: git⁹ wat⁷ ngou⁴ ngaa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gid⁶ wed¹ ngou⁴ nga⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːt̚² wɐt̚⁵ ŋou̯²¹ ŋaː²¹/

Idiom

佶屈聱牙

1. (of a text) difficult to read and understand