pán gēn cuò jié
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  • 1

    slinterwoven roots and stems; twisted roots and intertwined joints; interwining roots forming an intricate mass

    • nà kē lǎo shù pán gēn cuò jié

      盘根错节

      The old tree has twisted roots and gnarled branches.

  • 2

    slmetacomplex; intricate; (of problems, etc.) too complicated to be solved quickly

    • pán gēn cuò jié de shè huì guān xi

      盘根错节社会关系

      complicated social connections

    • shāng tán zhèng shì chéng zhǎng yú zhè zhǒng pán gēn cuò jié de guān xi zhī zhōng

      商谈正是成长盘根错节关系之中

      His discourse is growing up among the anfractuous relations.

    • tā yǐ jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī lái jiě jué pán gēn cuò jié bān de xiàng yǔ wèn tí wéi lè

      绞尽脑汁解决盘根错节问题

      She delights to worry out knotty points in English.

Word usage

  • Note
    "盘根错节" cannot be written as "蟠根错节" or "槃根错节".