荆棘 (荊棘) jīngjí

  1. jīngjí noun thistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (ABC 'jīngjí' 荆棘 1, p. 455; CC-CEDICT '荊棘'; Guoyu '荊棘' 1; NCCED '荆棘', p. 831)
  2. jīngjí noun numerous problems; difficult circumstances
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (ABC 'jīngjí' 荆棘 2, p. 455; Guoyu '荊棘' 2)
  3. jīngjí noun a person of little virtue
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 小人 (Guoyu '荊棘' 3)

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