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棘
Mandarin: ji2
Definitions
  1. 1 thorns
  2. 2 jujube tree
  3. 3 halberd with crescent blade
  4. 4 to prick
  5. 5 thorny
  6. 6 # adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
棘
[[thorny]] | kik sáu 棘手 — (the case is) difficult.
Words containing 棘
荊棘
bramble; thistles and thorns; wild thorny undergrowth; briars
棘手
difficult
披荊斬棘
hack one's way through difficulties
打棘
adj; intertwined (i.e. hair, thread)
棘嚫
to trip over
棘手案件
thorny case
棘手問題
thorny problem
腔棘魚
a coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)
荊棘載途
to face many setbacks and adversities
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