棘手

jí shǒu

Dictionary entry

thorny (problem)

What does 棘手 mean?

棘手 (jí shǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1thorny (problem)

2intractable

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棘jíthorns 手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold

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棘手

jí shǒu

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