thorny shrub; metaphor for difficulties or obstacles
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
thorny shrubs; brambles
Refers to various wild, dense, and thorny bushes in mountainous or uncultivated areas.
Zhè这
piàn片
huāng荒
dì地
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
jīng荆
jí棘
，
hěn很
nán难
tōng通
xíng行
。
This wasteland is overgrown with brambles, making it very difficult to pass through.
Tàn探
xiǎn险
zhě者
pī披
jīng荆
zhǎn斩
jí棘
，
kāi开
pì辟
chū出
yī一
tiáo条
xiǎo小
lù路
。
The explorer blazed a trail, cutting through brambles and thorns.
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Xiǎo小
xīn心
bié别
bèi被
zhè这
xiē些
jīng荆
jí棘
huá划
shāng伤
le了
shǒu手
。
Be careful not to get your hands scratched by these thorns.
noun
difficulties; obstacles; hardships
literaryA common metaphorical extension of the literal meaning.
Rén人
shēng生
de的
dào道
lù路
shàng上
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
jīng荆
jí棘
。
The path of life is full of thorns (difficulties).
Tā他
pī披
jīng荆
zhǎn斩
jí棘
，
zuì最
zhōng终
qǔ取
dé得
le了
chéng成
gōng功
。
He overcame numerous obstacles and finally achieved success.