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Pronunciation / Transliteration: nòng zhí
"你需要把管子弄直，水才能流出来。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To straighten out a twist, bend, or curl in something such as a rope, hose, or wire.
"He had to unkink the garden hose before the water could flow freely." - 2
To relieve tension or stiffness in muscles; to resolve complications or problems in a process.
"She did some gentle stretches to unkink her back after sitting at the desk all day."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'unkink' is a combination of the native English negative/reversative prefix 'un-' (derived from Old English 'on-' and 'un-') and the noun/verb 'kink', which has Germanic roots related to Middle Dutch and Middle Low German words for a twist or curl. Emerging in the late 19th century as industrialization and textile manufacturing required precise management of ropes, wires, and hoses, it has since expanded into metaphorical usage for resolving complications.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unkink" is said worldwide
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défaire
Transliteration: deh-fair
"Il faut défaire les nœuds de la corde."
entwirren
Transliteration: ent-vir-en
"Man muss den Schlauch entwirren, damit das Wasser fließen kann."
raddrizzare
Transliteration: rad-drit-tza-re
"Ho cercato di raddrizzare il cavo aggrovigliato."
enderezar
Transliteration: en-de-re-sar
"Necesitas enderezar la manguera para que salga el agua."
desnatar
Transliteration: dez-na-tar
"Ele tentou desatar o nó da corda."
सीधा करना
Transliteration: seedhaa karna
"पानी के बहाव को ठीक करने के लिए पाइप को सीधा करना होगा।"
弄直
Transliteration: nòng zhí
"你需要把管子弄直，水才能流出来。"
엉킨 것을 풀다
Transliteration: eongkin geoseul pulda
"물이 잘 나오도록 호스의 꼬인 부분을 풀어야 합니다."
ねじれを直す
Transliteration: nejire o naosu
"ホースのねじれを直して水を流します。"
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