荊棘載途 jīng jí zài tú

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

荊 jīng thorns; brambles; my wife; cane
棘 jí jujube tree; thorns, brambles
載 zài load; carry; transport, convey
途 tú
HSK 5
way, road, path, journey; course