Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

扎手 [zhāshǒu]

1. 1. prick the hand

   树上有刺，留神扎手。

   The tree is thorny. Mind you don't prick your hands.

   玫瑰花好看，但是刺扎手。

2. 2. difficult to handle; thorny

   这事真扎手。

   This is really a hard nut to crack.

   事情发展到这种地步，蛮扎手的。