盤ばん根こん錯さく節せつ

noun

complex and intractable situation; tangled and difficult matter

A yojijukugo describing a situation or problem that is deeply entangled and hard to resolve, like intertwined roots and knots. Often used in formal or literary contexts.

• その事じ件けんは盤ばん根こん錯さく節せつしていて、解かい決けつには時じ間かんがかかりそうだ。

  The case is so tangled and complex that it will likely take time to resolve.

• 政せい治じの盤ばん根こん錯さく節せつした問もん題だいに取とり組くむ。

  Tackle the deeply entangled problems of politics.