03448031-n 'an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia';
 
Chinese (simplified) 戈尔迪之结 , 戈耳狄 俄 斯 之 结 , 戈尔 迪乌姆结 , 戈尔 迪之结 , 哥帝尔斯难结 , 戈尔迪乌姆结 , 难题 , 戈耳狄俄斯之结
English Gordian knot
Italian nodo gordiano
Definitions
English
an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia
Japanese
フリギア王ゴルディウスによって結ばれた複雑な結び目で、これを解く者は誰でもアジアの支配者になるだろうということを耳にしてアレクサンダー大王が剣で断ち切った
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Hypernym: knot
Semantic Field: artifactn
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