棘 (gik1 kik1 | ji2) : thorn bush; prick; thorny

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棘

gik1 kik1

ji2

[1] [n] thorn bush; bramble; sour jujube
[2] [v] prick; prickle
[3] [adj] thorny; knotty

Jyutping gik1 is literary reading; kik1 is colloquial.

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

棘

This word has been viewed 3863 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 27th Jul 2007 18:12 and last edited on 25th Nov 2013 01:33

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棘手 kik1 sau2 ji2 shou3 = thorny (problem); intractable

打棘 daa2 kik1 = intertwined (e.g., hair)

棘嚫 kik1 can1 = to trip over 粵

棘手問題 kik1 sau2 man6 tai4 ji2 shou3 wen4 ti2 = thorny problem

棘手案件 kik1 sau2 on3 gin6*2 ji2 shou3 an4 jian4 = thorny case

荊棘載途 ging1 gik1 zoi3 tou4 jing1 ji2 zai4 tu2 = to face many setbacks and adversities

披荊斬棘 pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1 pi1 jing1 zhan3 ji2 = hack one's way through difficulties

荊棘 ging1 gik1 jing1 ji2 = bramble

腔棘魚 hong1 kik1 jyu4*2 = a coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)

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今次嘅案件真係好棘手粵
The case I'm working on is very thorny.
[Lit. This time [possessive particle] case really very problematic.]

你真係掯，單嘢咁棘手你都搞得掂粵
You are competent to have solved such a sticky problem.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 棘
Unicode code for this character: U+68d8 (off-site link)

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