肯綮 kěnqǐ

  1. kěnqǐ noun a joint [in the body]
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '肯綮' 1; Mathews 1931 '肯綮', p. 71)
  2. kěnqǐ noun a pivotal point [in a situation]
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '肯綮' 2)