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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: jīngjí
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄐㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingjyi
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    經籍／经籍
    荊棘／荆棘
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ging¹ gik¹
  - Yale: gīng gīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ gik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ gig¹
  - 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/
Min Nan
- (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

荊棘

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

Derived terms

披荊棘／披荆棘
滿地荊棘／满地荆棘 (mǎndì jīngjí)
燃燒的荊棘／燃烧的荆棘 (ránshāo dí jīngjí)
舉動荊棘／举动荆棘 (jǔdòngjīngjí)

荊棘律／荆棘律
荊棘銅駝／荆棘铜驼
銅駝荊棘／铜驼荆棘

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) けーきょく [kèékyókú] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [ke̞ːkʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

荊棘 (hiragana けいきょく, rōmaji keikyoku)

thorns (thorny plants)
hardships, difficulties

See also

Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/荊棘

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