be inextricably involved(nán fēn nán jiě)

be inextricably involved

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is n á NF ē NN á NJI ě, which means that the two sides quarrel, struggle, competition, etc., and it is difficult to separate; sometimes it also describes that the relationship between the two sides is very close and inseparable. From the romance of Fengshen.

The origin of Idioms

The sixty ninth chapter of the romance of Fengshen written by Xu Zhonglin of Ming Dynasty: "one will make Wugu tuotian fork; one will make baling ripe copper hammer; one will make five claws rotten silver grasp; three will fight, and it is hard to separate."

Idiom usage

The two sides have a good feeling. In this game of chess, it's hard for the two of them to separate.

Analysis of Idioms

It's hard to separate

Chinese PinYin : nán fēn nán jiě