死结 (死結) sǐjié

  1. sǐjié noun a knot that will not slip
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In contrast to a 活结 slip knot (Guoyu '死結'; Mathews 1931 '死結', p. 106)
  2. sǐjié noun deadlock
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '死結'; Guoyu '死結' 2)

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