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难分难解

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Pīnyīn
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to become caught up in an irresolvable situation (idiom)

Character decomposition:

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
难
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *难* | 难* | *难
10画
difficult, arduous, hard; unable
難
7041
EOG
分
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *分* | 分* | *分
4画
divide; small unit of time etc.
8022.7
CSH
难
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *难* | 难* | *难
10画
difficult, arduous, hard; unable
難
7041
EOG
解
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *解* | 解* | *解
13画
loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧
2725.2
NBSHQ

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
难分难解
to become caught up in an irresolvable situation (idiom)
难
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  *难* | 难* | *难
difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good
难
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *难* | 难* | *难
disaster / distress / to scold
 分
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *分* | 分* | *分
to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
 分
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *分* | 分* | *分
part / share / ingredient / component
  难
  nán​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *难* | 难* | *难
difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good
  难
  nàn​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *难* | 难* | *难
disaster / distress / to scold
  难解
hard to solve / hard to dispel / hard to understand / hard to undo
   解
   Xiè​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *解* | 解* | *解
surname Xie
   解
   jiě​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *解* | 解* | *解
to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection
   解
   jiè​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *解* | 解* | *解
to transport under guard
   解
   xiè​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *解* | 解* | *解
acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old) / variant of 懈 and 邂 (old)