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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ko·an /ˈkoˌɑn/

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 koan
      n : a paradoxical annecdote or a riddle that has no solution;
          used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical
          reasoning