棘 (gik1) — thorn bush; bramble; sour jujube in Cantonese
gikˉ¹棘Mandarin Pinyin: ji2
Meaning of 棘
nounthorn bush; bramble; sour jujube
nounprick; prickle
nounthorny; knotty
Example Sentences with 棘
你真係掯，單嘢咁棘手你都搞得掂
You are competent to have solved such a sticky problem.
今次嘅案件真係好棘手
The case I'm working on is very thorny.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個manˍ₆問taiˎ₄題gikˉ¹棘sau˗₃手
This problem is difficult.
zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係gikˉ¹棘sau˗₃手wo˗₃喎
It's really tricky, you know.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好gikˉ¹棘sau˗₃手
He's difficult to deal with.
Words Containing 棘
棘手問題kik1 sau2 man6 tai4
thorny problem
打棘daa2 kik1
intertwined (e.g., hair)
披荊斬棘pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1
hack one's way through difficulties
荊棘載途ging1 gik1 zoi3 tou4
to face many setbacks and adversities
棘手案件kik1 sau2 on3 gin2
thorny case
棘手kik1 sau2
to be difficult to handle | [粵]: 揦手
荊棘ging1 gik1
bramble; thistles and thorns; wild thorny undergrowth; briars
棘嚫kik1 can1
to trip over
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