- 荆
- chaste tree
- 荆
- vitex
- 荆棘
- thistles and thorns
- 荆棘
- brambles
- 荆棘
- thorny undergrowth
- 荆棘载途。
- The way ahead is full of obstacles.
- 负荆请罪
- be genuinely apologetic about one's wrongdoing
- 负荆请罪
- offer a humble apology
- 披荆斩棘
- clear away [or overcome, surmount] obstacles
- 披荆斩棘
- clear up [or overcome, resolve] difficulties
- 披荆斩棘
- pioneer
- 披荆斩棘
- blaze a trail