艱澀 [艰涩]

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Pinyin jiān sè

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, of literary writing, usually
    hard to understand; obscure; pedantic; inkhorn; abstruse
    (syn.) 晦澀, 晦涩

艱澀 [艰涩]

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Pinyin jiān sè

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    非常​難以​理解​；​通常​形容​一​啲​創作​作品​嘅​內​容
    difficult to understand
    • 呢篇小説好艱澀，你係咪扮睇得明？
      呢篇小说好艰涩，你系咪扮睇得明？
      lei1 bun2 siu2 syut3 hou2 gaan1 gip3, nei5 hai6 mai6 baan6 tai2 dak1 ming4
      This novel is too difficult to understand. Are you only pretending to understand it?
  2. 近義詞
    艱晦
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢篇小说好艰涩，你系咪扮睇得明？
    呢篇小説好艱澀，你係咪扮睇得明？
    lei1 bun2 siu2 syut3 hou2 gaan1 gip3, nei5 hai6 mai6 baan6 tai2 dak1 ming4
    • This novel is too difficult to understand. Are you only pretending to understand it?