荆棘载途 — Chinese idiom
荆棘载途
jīng jí zài tú
Traditional: 荊棘載途
Meaning
- lit. a path covered in brambles
- a course of action beset by difficulties
Character by character
- 荆jīngthorns, brambles; surname
- 棘jíjujube tree; thorns, brambles
- 载zàiload; to carry, to convey, to transport
- 途túway, road, path, journey, course
Idioms sharing a character
- 披荆斩棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí
- 荆榛满目 jīng zhēn mǎn mù
- 负荆请罪 fù jīng qǐng zuì
- 食荼卧棘 shí tú wò jí
- 千载难逢 qiān zǎi nán féng
- 厚德载物 hòu dé zài wù
- 口碑载道 kǒu bēi zài dào
- 怨声载道 yuàn shēng zài dào
- 悲声载道 bēi shēng zài dào
- 满载而归 mǎn zài ér guī
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