症结 (癥結) zhēngjié

  1. zhēngjié noun hard lump in the abdomen
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Chinese Medicine
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '癥結'; Guoyu '癥結' 1; Mathews 1931 '癥結', p. 46)
  2. zhēngjié noun crux of an issue; main point in an argument; sticking point; deadlock in negotiations
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '癥結'; Guoyu '癥結' 2; Mathews 1931 '癥結', p. 46)

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