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晦涩

huì sèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
difficult to understand / cryptic
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-20fc852f76131735. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

晦澀 晦涩 [hui4 se4] /difficult to understand/cryptic/

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Other forms in these source records: 晦澀

  • 晦
    huì

    (bound form) last day of a lunar month / (bound form) dark / gloomy / (literary) night

  • 涩
    sè

    astringent / tart / acerbity / unsmooth / rough (surface) / hard to understand / obscure

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.