created sense approved 择刺/擇刺 · zháicì · to pick out fish bones — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
择刺 / 擇刺
zháicì
to pick out fish bones
to pick out and remove the bones from fish while eating
zécì
择, 刺
择 (literal) → 择/擇 · zhái · to pick over 刺 (literal) → 刺 · cì · thorn
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 择刺/擇刺 · zháicì · to solve a problem — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
择刺 / 擇刺
zháicì
to solve a problem
(colloquial) to cut the Gordian knot; to solve a problem decisively or clear up misunderstandings
zécì
择, 刺
择 (literal) → 择/擇 · zhái · to extricate 刺 (literal) → 刺 · cì · thorn
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition