Word: 蒺藜 (jíli) 蒺藜 dictionary entry jíli caltrop; barbed object Full dictionary entry for 蒺藜 Example sentences using 蒺藜 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 光脚进蒺藜窝，进退两难 guāngjiǎo jìn jíli wō, jìntuìliǎngnán going barefoot into a patch of caltrops: hard to go forward or back 西北风刮蒺藜,连风带刺 Xīběifēng guā jíli,lián fēng dàicì a northwest wind blowing caltrop burrs: wind together with thorns