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荊榛滿目

简荆榛满目 · 繁荊榛滿目

Mandarin · pinyin jīng zhēn mǎn mù

thorns and brambles as far as eye can see (idiom); beset by troubles

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榛: zhēn · hazelnut; thicket, underbrush
滿: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied
目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
荆: jīng · thorns; brambles; my wife; cane
满: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied

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1–1–3–4 · jing1 zhen1 man3 mu4

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ging1 zeon1 mun5 muk6

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