Chinese More information to interlock; to crisscross, trad. (犬牙交錯) ... canine tooth; cuspid; fang to interlock; to crisscross trad. (犬牙交錯) 犬牙 交錯 simp. (犬牙交错) 犬牙 交错 Literally: “interlocked like dog's teeth”. Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): quǎnyájiāocuò (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄘㄨㄛˋ Cantonese (Jyutping): hyun2 ngaa4 gaau1 co3 Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: quǎnyájiāocuò Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄘㄨㄛˋ Tongyong Pinyin: cyuǎnyájiaocuò Wade–Giles: chʻüan3-ya2-chiao1-tsʻo4 Yale: chywǎn-yá-jyāu-tswò Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheuanyajiautsuoh Palladius: цюаньяцзяоцо (cjuanʹjaczjaoco) Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: hyun2 ngaa4 gaau1 co3 Yale: hyún ngàh gāau cho Cantonese Pinyin: hyn2 ngaa4 gaau1 tso3 Guangdong Romanization: hün2 nga4 gao1 co3 Sinological IPA (key): /hyːn³⁵ ŋaː²¹ kaːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔː³³/ Idiom 犬牙交錯 jigsaw-like; jagged; zigzag; crisscross (by extension) tangled and complicated; intricateWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.