荆榛满目
荆榛满目
jīng zhēn mǎn mù
thorns and brambles as far as eye can see (idiom); beset by troubles
idiom
Traditional: 荊榛滿目
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- (idiom) thorns and brambles as far as eye can see (idiom); beset by troubles
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Related Words
芒刺在背(máng cì zài bèi)— feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
→荆棘(jīng jí)— thistles and thorns
→荆棘载途(jīng jí zài tú)— lit. a path covered in brambles
→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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