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Mandarin · pinyin jīng jí zài tú

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

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棘: jí · jujube tree; thorns, brambles
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途: tú · way, road, path, journey; course
荆: jīng · thorns; brambles; my wife; cane
载: zài · load; carry; transport, convey

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1–2–4–2 · jing1 ji2 zai4 tu2

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