粵

癥zing1結git3

simp症结
zing1 git3zhēng jié

English

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

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 問題最核心嘅原因(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 外債係呢個國家經濟問題嘅癥結。

    The crux of the country's economic problems is its foreign debt.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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