an early name for the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]; surname Jing

chaste tree or its berry (Vitex agnus-castus); (literary) cane or switch made from a chaste tree, used for punishment

(polite) my wife (old)

my wife (humble)

Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)

Thorny mountain (several); Mt Jingshan in Hubei

see 荊州市|荆州市[Jing1 zhou1 Shi4]; see 荊州區|荆州区[Jing1 zhou1 Qu1]

Jingjiang section of the Changjiang River 長江|长江, Hunan

schizonepeta, herb used in Chinese medicine

Jing Ke (-227 BC), celebrated in verse and fiction as would-be assassin of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇)

see 荊門市|荆门市[Jing1 men2 Shi4]

It is a great honor to meet you.

field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)

Hong Kong orchid (Bauhinia blakeana)

Jingzhou, a district of Jingzhou City 荊州市|荆州市[Jing1 zhou1 Shi4], Hubei

Jingzhou, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3]

Jingmen, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3]

lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom); fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way; to break through hardships; to blaze a new trail

lit. a path covered in brambles; a course of action beset by difficulties (idiom)

thorns and brambles as far as eye can see (idiom); beset by troubles

It is a great honor to meet you and I regret it is not sooner

lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom); fig. to offer sb a humble apology

lit. to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness (idiom); fig. to suffer a major setback due to negligence

Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), established in 1997 as the highest award under Hong Kong's honors and awards system