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thistles and thorns / brambles / thorny undergrowth
HSK 7-9
Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲 in 227 BC
Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom) / fig. to offer sb a humble apology
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chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus) / alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国
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
Jingzhou, a district of Jingzhou City 荊州市|荆州市, Hubei
schizonepeta, herb used in Chinese medicine
lit. the assassin's dagger, concealed in a map scroll, is suddenly revealed when the map is unrolled (referring to the attempted assassination of Ying Zheng 嬴政 by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲 in 227 BC) (idiom) / fig. malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent
Jingjiang section of the Changjiang River 長江|长江, Hunan
It is a great honor to meet you.
my wife (humble)
lit. a path covered in brambles / a course of action beset by difficulties (idiom)
Thorny mountain (several) / Mt Jingshan in Hubei
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)
field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
Jingzhou, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省
Jingmen, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省
Zhongxiang, a county-level city in Jingmen City 荊門市|荆门市, Hubei
Shashi, a district of Jingzhou City 荊州市|荆州市, Hubei
Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲 in 227 BC
Shayang, a county in Jingmen City 荊門市|荆门市, Hubei
IPTV (PRC media network)
lit. to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness (idiom) / fig. to suffer a major setback due to negligence
Duodao, a district of Jingmen City 荊門市|荆门市, Hubei
Dongbao, a district of Jingmen City 荊門市|荆门市, Hubei
Hong Kong orchid (Bauhinia blakeana)
Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), Hong Kong's highest honor
(polite) my wife (old)
It is a great honor to meet you and I regret it is not sooner
Gong'an, a county in Jingzhou City 荊州市|荆州市, Hubei
Songzi, a county-level city in Jingzhou City 荊州市|荆州市, Hubei
Jiangling, a county in Jingzhou City 荊州市|荆州市, Hubei
Honghu, a county-level city in Jingzhou City 荊州市|荆州市, Hubei
to treat sb with courtesy (idiom)
Shishou, a county-level city in Jingzhou City 荊州市|荆州市, Hubei
IPTV (PRC media network)
thorns and brambles as far as eye can see (idiom); beset by troubles


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