难 解 难 分

nán jiě nán fēndictionary entry

hard to untie, hard to separate (idiom) / inextricably involved / locked in battle

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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.

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Original source entry:

難解難分 难解难分 [nan2 jie3 nan2 fen1] /hard to untie, hard to separate (idiom); inextricably involved/locked in battle/

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Other forms in these source records: 難解難分

难
nán
difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good
nàn
disaster / distress / to scold
解
jiě
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
jiè
to transport under guard
xiè
acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)
Xiè
surname Xie
难
nán
difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good
nàn
disaster / distress / to scold
分
fēn
to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization) / sub- (as in 分局[fēn jú]) / 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)
fèn
part / share / ingredient / component

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