overgrown with vegetation; haunted by beasts
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesadjective
overgrown with vegetation; desolate and wild
literaryA classical Chinese term used to describe a place that is wild, undeveloped, and inhabited by wild animals. Often evokes an image of primeval wilderness.
Shàng上
gǔ古
zhī之
shí时
，
biàn遍
dì地
pī榛
zhēn狉
。
In ancient times, the land was wild and overgrown everywhere.
Cǐ此
dì地
pī榛
zhēn狉
wèi未
pì辟
，
rén人
jì迹
hǎn罕
zhì至
。
This place, still wild and uncultivated, is rarely visited by humans.