披荆斩棘 披荊斬棘
披荆斩棘 披荊斬棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí ㄆㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1
- 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
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披
- 披露 pī lù ㄆㄧ ㄌㄨˋ pei1 lou6 to reveal
- 披垂 pī chuí ㄆㄧ ㄔㄨㄟˊ pei1 seoi4 (of clothes, hair etc) to hang down and cover
- 披巾 pī jīn ㄆㄧ ㄐㄧㄣ pei1 gan1 shawl
- 披挂 披掛 pī guà ㄆㄧ ㄍㄨㄚˋ pei1 gwaa3 to put on a suit of armor
- 披甲 pī jiǎ ㄆㄧ ㄐㄧㄚˇ pei1 gaap3 to don armor
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- 披红 披紅 pī hóng ㄆㄧ ㄏㄨㄥˊ pei1 hung4 to drape sb in red silk as a sign of honor
- 披索 pī suǒ ㄆㄧ ㄙㄨㄛˇ pei1 sok3 (Tw) (loanword) peso (monetary unit)
- 披肩 pī jiān ㄆㄧ ㄐㄧㄢ pei1 gin1 cape
- 披萨 披薩 pī sà ㄆㄧ ㄙㄚˋ pei1 saat3 (loanword) pizza
- 披览 披覽 pī lǎn ㄆㄧ ㄌㄢˇ pei1 laam5 to pore over a book
- 披阅 披閱 pī yuè ㄆㄧ ㄩㄝˋ pei1 jyut6 to peruse
- 披靡 pī mǐ ㄆㄧ ㄇㄧˇ pei1 mei5 to be swept by the wind
- 披风 披風 pī fēng ㄆㄧ ㄈㄥ pei1 fung1 cloak
- 昌披 chāng pī ㄔㄤ ㄆㄧ coeng1 pei1 variant of 猖披
- 猖披 chāng pī ㄔㄤ ㄆㄧ coeng1 pei1 dishevelled
- 纷披 紛披 fēn pī ㄈㄣ ㄆㄧ fan1 pei1 scattered
- 雨披 yǔ pī ㄩˇ ㄆㄧ jyu5 pei1 rain poncho; rain cape
- 披头士 披頭士 Pī tóu shì ㄆㄧ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕˋ pei1 tau4 si6 the Beatles (music band)
- 戴月披星 dài yuè pī xīng ㄉㄞˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄆㄧ ㄒㄧㄥ daai3 jyut6 pei1 sing1 see 披星戴月
- 所向披靡 suǒ xiàng pī mǐ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄆㄧ ㄇㄧˇ so2 hoeng3 pei1 mei5 (idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible
荆 荊
- 荆棘 荊棘 jīng jí ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ging1 gik1 thistles and thorns
- 问荆 問荊 wèn jīng ㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄥ man6 ging1 field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
- 寒荆 寒荊 hán jīng ㄏㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥ hon4 ging1 (polite) my wife (old)
- 拙荆 拙荊 zhuō jīng ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄥ zyut3 ging1 my wife (humble)
- 紫荆 紫荊 zǐ jīng ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄥ zi2 ging1 Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
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- 荆山 荊山 Jīng shān ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄢ ging1 saan1 Thorny mountain (several)
- 荆州 荊州 Jīng zhōu ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄡ ging1 zau1 see 荆州市
- 荆江 荊江 Jīng jiāng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄤ ging1 gong1 Jingjiang section of the Changjiang River 长江, Hunan
- 荆芥 荊芥 jīng jiè ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ging1 gaai3 schizonepeta, herb used in Chinese medicine
- 荆轲 荊軻 Jīng Kē ㄐㄧㄥ ㄎㄜ ging1 o1 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)
- 荆门 荊門 Jīng mén ㄐㄧㄥ ㄇㄣˊ ging1 mun4 see 荆门市
- 识荆 識荊 shí jīng ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄥ sik1 ging1 It is a great honor to meet you.
- 洋紫荆 洋紫荊 yáng zǐ jīng ㄧㄤˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄥ joeng4 zi2 ging1 Hong Kong orchid (Bauhinia blakeana)
- 荆州区 荊州區 Jīng zhōu Qū ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄩ ging1 zau1 keoi1 Jingzhou, a district of Jingzhou City 荆州市, Hubei
- 荆州市 荊州市 Jīng zhōu Shì ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄡ ㄕˋ ging1 zau1 si5 Jingzhou, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省
- 荆楚网 荊楚網 jīng chǔ wǎng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄨˇ ㄨㄤˇ ging1 co2 mong5 IPTV (PRC media network)
- 荆门市 荊門市 Jīng mén Shì ㄐㄧㄥ ㄇㄣˊ ㄕˋ ging1 mun4 si5 Jingmen, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省
- 荆棘载途 荊棘載途 jīng jí zài tú ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄊㄨˊ ging1 gik1 zoi3 tou4 lit. a path covered in brambles
- 荆楚网视 荊楚網視 jīng chǔ wǎng shì ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄨˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄕˋ ging1 co2 mong5 si6 IPTV (PRC media network)
- 荆榛满目 荊榛滿目 jīng zhēn mǎn mù ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄣ ㄇㄢˇ ㄇㄨˋ ging1 zeon1 mun5 muk6 thorns and brambles as far as eye can see (idiom); beset by troubles
斩 斬
- 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄓㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- 斩新 斬新 zhǎn xīn ㄓㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣ zaam2 san1 variant of 崭新
- 斩断 斬斷 zhǎn duàn ㄓㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zaam2 tyun5 to cut off
- 斩杀 斬殺 zhǎn shā ㄓㄢˇ ㄕㄚ zaam2 saat3 to behead
- 斩获 斬獲 zhǎn huò ㄓㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ zaam2 wok6 to kill or capture (in battle)
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- 斩眼 斬眼 zhǎn yǎn ㄓㄢˇ ㄧㄢˇ zaam2 ngaan5 to blink (literary)
- 斩首 斬首 zhǎn shǒu ㄓㄢˇ ㄕㄡˇ zaam2 sau2 to behead; to decapitate
- 腰斩 腰斬 yāo zhǎn ㄧㄠ ㄓㄢˇ jiu1 zaam2 to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment)
- 斩杀线 斬殺線 zhǎn shā xiàn ㄓㄢˇ ㄕㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zaam2 saat3 sin3 (gaming) kill threshold; the critical health point cutoff at which an enemy can be finished off immediately
- 白斩鸡 白斬雞 bái zhǎn jī ㄅㄞˊ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧ baak6 zaam2 gai1 Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"
- 先斩后奏 先斬後奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄢˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄗㄡˋ sin1 zaam2 hau6 zau3 lit. execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom)
- 斩钉截铁 斬釘截鐵 zhǎn dīng jié tiě ㄓㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ zaam2 deng1 zit6 tit3 lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
- 斩首行动 斬首行動 zhǎn shǒu xíng dòng ㄓㄢˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ zaam2 sau2 hang4 dung6 (military) decapitation strike
- 满门抄斩 滿門抄斬 mǎn mén chāo zhǎn ㄇㄢˇ ㄇㄣˊ ㄔㄠ ㄓㄢˇ mun5 mun4 caau1 zaam2 to execute the whole family and confiscate their property
- 过关斩将 過關斬將 guò guān zhǎn jiàng ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ gwo3 gwaan1 zaam2 zoeng3 to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 过五关斩六将)
棘
- 棘手 jí shǒu ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄡˇ gik1 sau2 thorny (problem)
- 荆棘 荊棘 jīng jí ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ging1 gik1 thistles and thorns
- 棘楚 jí chǔ ㄐㄧˊ ㄔㄨˇ gik1 co2 thorny problem
- 棘轮 棘輪 jí lún ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ gik1 leon4 ratchet
- 沙棘 shā jí ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧˊ saa1 gik1 (botany) sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)
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- 腔棘鱼 腔棘魚 qiāng jí yú ㄑㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˊ ㄩˊ hong1 gik1 jyu2 coelacanth
- 棘皮动物 棘皮動物 jí pí dòng wù ㄐㄧˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˋ gik1 pei4 dung6 mat6 echinoderm, the phylum containing sea urchins, sea cucumbers etc
- 荆棘载途 荊棘載途 jīng jí zài tú ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄊㄨˊ ging1 gik1 zoi3 tou4 lit. a path covered in brambles
- 食荼卧棘 食荼臥棘 shí tú wò jí ㄕˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ sik6 tou4 ngo6 gik1 to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people