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：2026/01/02
一筋縄では行かない
Hiragana
ひとすじなわではいかない
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
一筋縄では行かない：物事が単純ではなく、普通のやり方や手段ではうまく対処できないさま。ひと癖あって扱いが難しいこと。
Easy Japanese Meaning
かんたんにはうまくいかないようすで、ふつうのやりかたではむずかしいこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
不能用常规方法处理 / 棘手，难以解决 / 不那么直截了当
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
不好對付，棘手 / 無法用一般手段解決 / 事情不單純，不容易順利進行
Korean Meaning
보통 방법으로는 안 된다 / 쉽게 해결되지 않는다 / 만만치 않다
Vietnamese Meaning
không thể xử lý bằng cách thông thường / phức tạp, không đơn giản / khó nhằn, khó đối phó
Sense（1）
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
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Quizzes for review
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
See correct answer
一筋縄では行かない
See correct answer
It seems this problem is not straightforward.
See correct answer
この問題は一筋縄では行かないようだ。
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