Meaning of jí shǒu:
jí shǒu
棘手
Adjective
thorny (problem); intractable
Wǒmen yù dào le yī gè hěn jí shǒu de wèntí.
我们遇到了一个很棘手的问题。
We encountered a very thorny problem.
Zhège wèntí shífēn jíshǒu, xūyào zhuānjiā de bāngzhù.
这个问题十分棘手，需要专家的帮助。
This problem is very intractable and requires expert assistance.
