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Home / Idiom / 盘根错节

twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky · knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties

盘根错节
pán gēn cuò jié
p+án·2nd toneg+ēn·1st tonec+uò·4th tonej+ié·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
tangled and complicated (idiom)错综复杂cuò zōng fù zádeep-rooted (problem etc)根深蒂固gēn shēn dì gùcomplicated; complex复杂fù zá(idiom) intricately interconnected千丝万缕qiān sī wàn lu:3
Antonyms
brief and to the point (idiom) · succinct简明扼要jiǎn míng è yào