死结 (死結) sǐjié
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sǐjié
noun
a knot that will not slip
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In contrast to a 活结 slip knot (Guoyu '死結'; Mathews 1931 '死結', p. 106) -
sǐjié
noun
deadlock
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '死結'; Guoyu '死結' 2)
Contained in
- 死结难解(死結難解) enigmatic knot hard to untie; thorny problem; intractable difficulty
Word is mentioned most frequently in
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- 卷一百十四 列傳第二 后妃二 Volume 114 Biographies 2: Empresses and Consorts 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 1