荊棘

See also: 荆棘

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngjí

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄐㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ gik¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kîn-kit
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): keng-kek / keng-kiak

(Teochew, Peng'im): gêng¹ gêg⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīngjí
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄐㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jingjí
  - Wade–Giles: ching¹-chi²
  - Yale: jīng-jí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingjyi
  - Palladius: цзинцзи (czinczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    經籍／经籍
    荊棘／荆棘
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ging¹ gik¹
  - Yale: gīng gīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ gik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ gig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ kɪk̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kîn-kit
  - Hakka Romanization System: gin´ gid`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gin¹ gid⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /kin²⁴ kit̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-kek
  - Tâi-lô: king-kik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kengkeg
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-kiak
  - Tâi-lô: king-kiak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kengkiag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ³³ kiak̚⁵/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gêng¹ gêg⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: keng kek
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /keŋ³³⁻²³ kek̚²/

Middle Chinese: kjaeng kik

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/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki̯ɐŋ/	/ki̯ək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jīng	ji
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ging¹	gik¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]reŋ krək/

(Zhengzhang): /*keŋ krɯɡ/

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	/*[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	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

(literally, botany) thistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth
- 師之所處，荊棘生焉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  师之所处，荆棘生焉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Tao Te Ching, 4^th century BCE
  Shī zhī suǒ chǔ, jīngjí shēng yān. [Pinyin]
  Wherever a host is stationed, briars and thorns spring up.
(literary, figurative) difficult situation; dangerous circumstances
(literary, figurative) scheming sycophant
(literary, figurative) animosity; hostility; ill will; grudge

Synonyms

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

嫌隙 (xiánxì)
碴兒／碴儿 (chár) (colloquial)
芥蒂 (jièdì) (literary, figurative)

Adjective

荊棘

(literary, figurative) chaotic; disorderly

Synonyms

一塌糊塗／一塌糊涂
亂／乱 (luàn)
亂七八糟／乱七八糟 (luànqībāzāo)
亂雜／乱杂 (luànzá) (literary)
凌亂 (língluàn)
嘈亂／嘈乱 (cáoluàn) (literary, of sound)
大鼎炒狗蟻／大鼎炒狗蚁 (Hokkien)
挐亂／挐乱 (Hokkien)
擾擾／扰扰 (rǎorǎo)
散亂／散乱 (sǎnluàn)
有七無八／有七无八 (Hokkien)
殽亂／淆乱 (xiáoluàn) (literary)
混亂／混乱 (hùnluàn)
烏七八糟／乌七八糟 (wūqībāzāo)
烏哩單刀／乌哩单刀 (Cantonese)
無序／无序 (wúxù)
狼戾 (Hakka, literary)
狼狼戾戾 (Hakka)
狼藉 (lángjí)
立立亂／立立乱 (lap⁶ lap^6-2 lyun⁶) (Cantonese)
糊塗／糊涂
糾紛／纠纷 (jiūfēn) (literary)
紊 (wěn) (literary, or in compounds)
紊亂／紊乱 (wěnluàn)
紛亂／纷乱 (fēnluàn)
紛雜／纷杂 (fēnzá) (literary)
繚亂／缭乱 (liáoluàn) (formal)
肆亂／肆乱 (sìluàn) (literary)
蕪雜／芜杂 (wúzá)
雜亂／杂乱 (záluàn)
鬼打樣／鬼打样 (Hakka)

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

(Tokyo) けーきょく [kèékyókú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ke̞ːkʲo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

荊(けい)棘(きょく) • (keikyoku)

thorns (thorny plants)
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

See also

Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/荊棘

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