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Chinese

密不可分

/mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fən⁵⁵/
inextricably linked; inseparable
  • HSK 10
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Origin

The phrase is composed of four characters. 密, meaning dense, thick, close, or tight, contains the semantic component 山 (mountain or hill) and the phonetic component 宓 (a surname). 宓 itself is formed with the semantic component 宀 (a type of deep house) and the phonetic component 必 (surely, most certainly, always, or invariably).

Other components include 不, meaning not, un-, in-, il-, im-, or ir-. The character 可, meaning can, may, or be able to, consists of the semantic component 口 (mouth) and the phonetic component 丂 (the appearance of air which is to be released). 丂 is formed with the components 𠃑 and 一 (one). Finally, 分, meaning to divide or to separate, is composed of 八 (eight) and 刀 (knife or blade).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

這個詞由四個漢字組成。其中「密」字包含表示「山」的語義成分，並以姓氏「宓」作為音符；「宓」字則由表示深宅屋宇的「宀」與表示「必」的音符組成。此外，「不」字表示否定，「可」字表示能夠或可以，其字形包含表示「口」的語義成分與表示「丂」的音符，而「丂」字由「𠃑」與「一」組成。「分」字則由「八」與「刀」兩個成分構成，意指分割或分離。

整體用以描述兩者之間的關係緊密到無法被拆分或分開。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese密 “dense; thick; close; tight”
    • soundChinese宓 “a surname”
      • meaningChinese宀 “a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms”
      • soundChinese必 “surely; most certainly; always; invariably”
    • meaningChinese山 “mountain; hill (Classifier: 座 m c; 粒 mn)”
  • characterChinese不 “not; un-; in-; il-; im-; ir-”
  • characterChinese可 “can; may; be able to”
    • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
    • soundChinese丂 “the appearance of air which is to be released”
      • componentChinese𠃑
      • componentChinese一 “one”
  • characterChinese分 “to divide; to separate”
    • ideaChinese八 “eight”
    • ideaChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. inextricably linked; inseparable

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 關係十分緊密而無法分開。 例：他知道這整件事的來龍去脈，而且關係也密不可分。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0