荊棘

See also: 荆棘

Chinese

		thorns; brambles	thorns
trad. (荊棘)		荊	棘
simp. (荆棘)		荆	棘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngjí

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ gik¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kîn-kit
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): keng-kiak / keng-kek

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīngjí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jingjí
    • Wade–Giles: ching¹-chi²
    • Yale: jīng-jí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingjyi
    • Palladius: цзинцзи (czinczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging¹ gik¹
    • Yale: gīng gīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ gik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ gig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ kɪk̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kîn-kit
    • Hakka Romanization System: gin´ gid`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gin¹ gid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /kin²⁴ kit̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-kiak
    • Tâi-lô: king-kiak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kengkiag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ³³ kiak̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-kek
    • Tâi-lô: king-kik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kengkeg
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪk̚³²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 荊棘

1. (literally, botany) thistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth
2. (literary, figurative) difficult situation; dangerous circumstances
3. (literary, figurative) scheming sycophant
4. (literary, figurative) animosity; hostility; ill will; grudge

Synonyms

• (scheming sycophant): 姦佞／奸佞 (jiānnìng)
• (animosity): 芥蒂 (jièdì), 嫌隙 (xiánxì)

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 荊棘

1. (literary, figurative) chaotic; disorderly

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)

• 一塌糊塗／一塌糊涂
• 亂／乱 (luàn)
• 亂七八糟／乱七八糟 (luànqībāzāo)
• 亂雜／乱杂 (luànzá) (literary)
• 凌亂 (língluàn)
• 嘈亂／嘈乱 (cáoluàn) (literary, of sound)
• 大鼎炒狗蟻／大鼎炒狗蚁 (Hokkien)
• 挐亂／挐乱 (Hokkien)
• 擾擾／扰扰 (rǎorǎo)
• 散亂／散乱 (sǎnluàn)
• 有七無八／有七无八 (Hokkien)
• 殽亂／淆乱 (xiáoluàn) (literary)
• 混亂／混乱 (hùnluàn)
• 烏七八糟／乌七八糟 (wūqībāzāo)
• 烏哩單刀／乌哩单刀 (Cantonese)
• 無序／无序 (wúxù)
• 狼戾 (Hakka, literary)
• 狼狼戾戾 (Hakka)
• 狼藉 (lángjí)
• 立立亂／立立乱 (lap⁶ lap^6-2 lyun⁶) (Cantonese)
• 糊塗／糊涂
• 糾紛／纠纷 (jiūfēn) (literary)
• 紊 (wěn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 紊亂／紊乱 (wěnluàn)
• 紛亂／纷乱 (fēnluàn)
• 紛雜／纷杂 (fēnzá) (literary)
• 繚亂／缭乱 (liáoluàn) (formal)
• 肆亂／肆乱 (sìluàn) (literary)
• 蕪雜／芜杂 (wúzá)
• 雜亂／杂乱 (záluàn)
• 鬼打樣／鬼打样 (Hakka)

 

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
荊	棘
けい Hyōgaiji	きょく Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Etymology

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Noun

荊(けい)棘(きょく) • (keikyoku) 

1. thorns (thorny plants)
2. hardships, difficulties

See also

• Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/荊棘