荊棘

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) 蒸 (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
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

  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

  • 荊棘律/荆棘律
  • 荊棘銅駝/荆棘铜驼
  • 銅駝荊棘/铜驼荆棘

Descendants

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
荊 棘
けい
Hyōgaiji
きょく
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

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

See also

  • Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/荊棘
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