棘手 jíshǒu
jíshǒu
adjective
thorny; intractable; an awkward matter
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
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Notes: In contrast to 顺利 smoothly (CC-CEDICT '棘手'; Guoyu '棘手'; Mathews 1931 '棘手', p. 64)
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- Hsing Yun Diary 23 - May Every Vow Be Accomplished: Only with Strength is there a Future 星雲日記23～有願必成 有力量才有未來(1993/5/1～1993/5/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 1
- The Record of My Defeat 我失敗的紀錄 Hundred Sayings 5 - Never Make Any Returns 《往事百語5－永不退票》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 42 - Examining Thoughts: Open and Develop the Field of the Mind 星雲日記42～檢查心念 開發心田(1996/8/1~1996/8/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 1
- Hua Tuo Reborn 華佗再世 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 10 - Management Trilogy 《迷悟之間(十)管理三部曲》 — count: 1
- Life and Faith 生活與信仰 Humanistic Buddhism Series 3 - Buddhism and Life 《人間佛教系列3－佛教與生活》 — count: 1
- Buddhism and Meetings 佛教與會議 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 1
- At Ease through Contemplation 觀自在的意義 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 3 - A Moment, A Lifetime 《迷悟之間(三)無常的真理》 — count: 1
- The Study of Life in Buddhism 佛教的生活學 Humanistic Buddhism Series 8 - Dependent Origination and Cessation 《人間佛教系列8－緣起與還滅》 — count: 1
- Scroll 1: Another Kind of Wealth - Do Not Complicate Things 卷一 另類的財富 不要複雜 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 2 - Intangible Value 《人間萬事2－無形的可貴》 — count: 1
- Writings on Chan School Thought - Dharma Gates for Cultivation 宗門思想篇 法門修持 Humanistic Buddhism Quotations 《人間佛教語錄》 — count: 1
Collocations
- 棘手难 (棘手難) 破解棘手難辦的案件 — Pearls of Wisdom: Prayers for Engaged Living 《佛光菜根譚》, Society and the Workforce: A Prayer for the Policeforce 社會‧職業 為警察祈願文 — count: 3
- 遇到棘手 (遇到棘手) 當遇到棘手的問題時 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 3 - A Moment, A Lifetime 《迷悟之間(三)無常的真理》, At Ease through Contemplation 觀自在的意義 — count: 2
- 棘手事件 (棘手事件) 我一生中所遭遇的棘手事件不知凡幾 — Hundred Sayings 1 - Perfectly Willing 《往事百語1－心甘情願》, Lift Heavy Weights With Ease 舉重若輕 — count: 2
- 困难棘手 (困難棘手) 再怎麼困難棘手的問題 — Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 3 - A Magnanimous Life 《人間萬事3－豁達的人生》, Scroll 4: Where the Opportunities are - Lift Heavy Weights With Ease 卷四 機會在那裡 舉重若輕 — count: 2
- 一个棘手 (一個棘手) 就是一個棘手的 — Hundred Sayings 5 - Never Make Any Returns 《往事百語5－永不退票》, Do Not Cower in the Face of Problems 面對問題，不要退縮 — count: 2