荊棘

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See also: 荆棘

Chinese

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thorns; brambles thorns
trad. (荊棘/荆棘) /
simp. (荆棘)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (28)
Final () (111) (134)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter kjaeng kik
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kˠiæŋ/ /kɨk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/kᵚiaŋ/ /kɨk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/kiaŋ/ /kiek̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kiajŋ/ /kik̚/
Li
Rong
/kiɐŋ/ /kiək̚/
Wang
Li
/kĭɐŋ/ /kĭək̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ki̯ɐŋ/ /ki̯ək̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jīng ji
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ging1 gik1
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
jīng
Middle
Chinese
‹ kjæng › ‹ kik ›
Old
Chinese
/*[k]reŋ/ /*krək/
English briar thorns

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 6851 5745
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*keŋ/ /*krɯɡ/

Noun

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荊棘

  1. (literally, botany) thistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth
  2. (literary, figurative) difficult situation; dangerous circumstances
  3. (literary, figurative) scheming sycophant
  4. (literary, figurative) animosity; hostility; ill will; grudge

Synonyms

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  • (scheming sycophant): (literary) 姦佞奸佞 (jiānnìng)
  • (animosity):
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Adjective

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荊棘

  1. (literary, figurative) chaotic; disorderly

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (荊棘):
  • Japanese: 荊棘(けいきょく) (keikyoku)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
けい
Hyōgai
きょく
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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(けい)(きょく) (keikyoku

  1. thorns (thorny plants)
  2. hardships, difficulties
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      荊棘(けいきょく)(みち)
      keikyoku no michi
      The path of hardships

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