荊棘

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See also: 荆棘

Chinese

thorns; brambles thorns
trad. (荊棘/荆棘) 荊/荆 棘
simp. (荆棘) 荆 棘

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 荊 棘
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 見 (28) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 庚 (111) 職 (134)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 舉卿切 紀力切
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/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ki̯ɐŋ/ /ki̯ək̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		jīng ji
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		ging1 gik1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 荊 棘
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		jīng jí
Middle
Chinese 		‹ kjæng › ‹ kik ›
Old
Chinese 		/*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. * 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 荊 棘
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 6851 5745
Phonetic
component 		井 棘
Rime
group 		耕 職
Rime
subdivision 		0 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		驚 殛
Old
Chinese 		/*keŋ/ /*krɯɡ/

Noun

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

  • (scheming sycophant): (literary) 姦佞／奸佞 (jiānnìng)
  • (animosity):

Adjective

荊棘

  1. (literary, figurative) chaotic; disorderly

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Japanese

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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

荊(けい)棘(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)の道(みち)
      keikyoku no michi
      The path of hardships

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