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死结

sǐ jié

2-character word Traditional 死結

What 死结 means

1. tight knot
2. intractable problem

The characters in 死结

• 死sǐto die; impassable; uncrossable
• 结jiéknot; sturdy; bond

Words starting with 死结

• 死结难解sǐ jié nán jiěenigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem; intractable difficulty

Sounds the same

Read sǐ jié, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 死节to die or be martyred for a noble cause; to be faithful unto death