kemény dió
Hungarian
Etymology
kemény (“hard”) + dió (“nut”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɛmeːɲdiʲoː]
Noun
kemény dió (plural kemény diók)
- (idiomatic) hard nut to crack, toughie (a problem that is challenging to solve)
- (idiomatic) hard nut to crack (a situation, person, group, etc. which is difficult to overcome or deal with)
Declension
- See at dió. The adjective kemény is not declined but may be used in comparative:
- keményebb dió ― a harder nut to crack
Synonyms
- (challenging problem): fogas kérdés