created sense approved 棘手 · jíshǒu · thorny — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
棘手
jíshǒu
thorny
thorny; troublesome; intractable. Describes a difficult matter that is hard to handle, much like a plant with thorns that pricks the hand.
棘 (literal) → 棘 · jí · to prick 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · hand
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