荆棘
荆棘
jīng jí
thistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth
Traditional: 荊棘
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Definitions
- thistles and thorns
- brambles
- thorny undergrowth
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Related Words
披荆斩棘(pī jīng zhǎn jí)— lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
→芒刺在背(máng cì zài bèi)— feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
→荆榛满目(jīng zhēn mǎn mù)— thorns and brambles as far as eye can see (idiom); beset by troubles
→五刑(wǔ xíng)— imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4]
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