棘楚
棘楚 jí chǔ ㄐㄧˊ ㄔㄨˇ gik1 co2
- thorny problem
- troublesome affair
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More words with these characters
棘
- 棘手 jí shǒu ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄡˇ gik1 sau2 thorny (problem)
- 荆棘荊棘 jīng jí ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ging1 gik1 thistles and thorns
- 棘轮棘輪 jí lún ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ gik1 leon4 ratchet
- 沙棘 shā jí ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧˊ saa1 gik1 (botany) sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)
- 腔棘鱼腔棘魚 qiāng jí yú ㄑㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˊ ㄩˊ hong1 gik1 jyu2 coelacanth
- 披荆斩棘披荊斬棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí ㄆㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1 lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
楚
- 清楚 qīng chu ㄑㄧㄥ ˙ㄔㄨ cing1 co2 clear
- 吴楚吳楚 Wú Chǔ ㄨˊ ㄔㄨˇ ng4 co2 southern states of Wu and Chu
- 巴楚 Bā chǔ ㄅㄚ ㄔㄨˇ baa1 co2 see 巴楚縣|巴楚县[Ba1 chu3 Xian4]
- 悲楚 bēi chǔ ㄅㄟ ㄔㄨˇ bei1 co2 sorrowful
- 凄楚悽楚 qī chǔ ㄑㄧ ㄔㄨˇ sad; wretched; miserable
- 楚国楚國 Chǔ guó ㄔㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ co2 gwok3 the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei
Idioms with these characters
- 荆棘载途荊棘載途 jīng jí zài tú ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄊㄨˊ ging1 gik1 zoi3 tou4 lit. a path covered in brambles
- 披荆斩棘披荊斬棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí ㄆㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1 lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
- 食荼卧棘食荼臥棘 shí tú wò jí ㄕˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ sik6 tou4 ngo6 gik1 to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people
- 楚楚可怜楚楚可憐 chǔ chǔ kě lián ㄔㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ co2 co2 ho2 lin4 (idiom) pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable
- 四面楚歌 sì miàn Chǔ gē ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨˇ ㄍㄜ sei3 min6 co2 go1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
- 吴头楚尾吳頭楚尾 Wú tóu Chǔ wěi ㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ ng4 tau4 co2 mei5 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
- 一清二楚 yī qīng èr chǔ ㄧ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄦˋ ㄔㄨˇ jat1 cing1 ji6 co2 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
- 朝秦暮楚 zhāo Qín mù Chǔ ㄓㄠ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄔㄨˇ ciu4 ceon4 mou6 co2 serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides