棘手 jíshǒu

jíshǒu adjective thorny; intractable; an awkward matter
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In contrast to 顺利 smoothly (CC-CEDICT '棘手'; Guoyu '棘手'; Mathews 1931 '棘手', p. 64)

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