thorns and brambles as far as eye can see (idiom); beset by troubles
trad. 荊榛滿目
Also written 荊榛滿目【jīng zhēn mǎn mù】
Characters in this word
4荆
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an early name for the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2], surname Jing
- Pinyin
- Jīng
- Traditional
- 荊
- Strokes
- 9
榛
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(bound form) hazelnut tree (Corylus heterophylla)
- Pinyin
- zhēn
- Strokes
- 14
满
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Manchu ethnic group
- Pinyin
- Mǎn
- Traditional
- 滿
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 3876 of 2500
目
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eye, (literary) to look; to regard, eye (of a net); mesh, mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]), item; section, list; catalogue, (taxonomy) order, name; title
- Pinyin
- mù
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 15224 of 2500