瓜葛 (guā gé) — connection, involvement (especially in a negative or complicated context)
Definition
瓜葛 (guāgé) means a shady or tangled connection between people or events — almost always used negatively. Think "entanglement" or "complication", not a neutral link.
noun
connectioninvolvement (especially in a negative or complicated context)
Examples
- 瓜葛。Nà jiàn shì gēn tā yǒu guā gé.That matter is related to him.
- 瓜葛。Wǒ bù xī wàng hé nà xiē rén yǒu shén me guā gé.I don't want any involvement with those people.
- 瓜葛。Zhè liǎng gè àn jiàn sì hū yǒu mǒu zhǒng guā gé.These two cases seem to have some kind of connection.
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