Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

癥結

zhēngjié

ㄓㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

Simplified 症结

  1. 1hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine)
  2. 2crux of an issue
  3. 3main point in an argument
  4. 4sticking point
  5. 5deadlock in negotiations

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