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荊棘

荊棘

See also: 荆棘

Chinese

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

Noun

荊棘

(botany) thistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth
(by extension) difficult situation

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jīngjí

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄐㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ gik¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kîn-kit

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīngjí
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄐㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingjyi
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ging¹ gik¹
  - Yale: gīng gīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ gik⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ kɪk̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kîn-kit
  - Hakka Romanization System: gin´ gid`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gin¹ gid⁵
  - IPA: /kin²⁴ kit̚²/