path overgrown with brambles; beset with difficulties
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
a path overgrown with brambles; a situation full of difficulties and obstacles
literaryUsed to describe an endeavor or process that is extremely arduous and fraught with challenges. Often has a literary or formal tone.
Tā他
de的
chuàng创
yè业
zhī之
lù路
kě可
wèi谓
jīng荆
jí棘
zài载
tú途
，
dàn但
tā他
cóng从
wèi未
fàng放
qì弃
。
His entrepreneurial journey was like a path overgrown with brambles, yet he never gave up.
Xiǎng想
yào要
gǎi改
gé革
zhè这
ge个
tǐ体
xì系
，
qián前
miàn面
jiāng将
shì是
jīng荆
jí棘
zài载
tú途
。
The road ahead will be beset with difficulties if we want to reform this system.
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Zài在
zhuī追
qiú求
mèng梦
xiǎng想
de的
guò过
chéng程
zhōng中
，
měi每
gè个
rén人
dōu都
huì会
yù遇
dào到
jīng荆
jí棘
zài载
tú途
de的
shí时
kè刻
。
Everyone encounters moments that are full of difficulties on the path to pursuing their dreams.