棘手

Chinese

thorns hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad.
(棘手) 		棘 手
alternative forms 撠手 Cantonese

Pronunciation

Note:
  • kik1 sau2 — colloquial;
  • gik1 sau2 — literary.

Adjective

棘手

  1. (literally) thorny
  2. (figuratively) difficult to handle; thorny; troublesome; knotty; prickly; intractable
    一個非常棘手的事情 [MSC, trad.]
    一个非常棘手的事情 [MSC, simp.]
    yīge fēicháng jíshǒu de shìqíng [Pinyin]
    a very tricky thing

Synonyms

  • (difficult to handle):
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