针针丛棘 — “An extremely harsh and difficult environment”
针针丛棘 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an extremely harsh and difficult environment”. Full of obstacles and dangers, metaphorically like a dense thicket of sharp thorns. Literally, “Needle-like thorns in a cluster”.
针针丛棘 Pronunciation and Pinyin
针针丛棘 Character Breakdown
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- zhēn针tóu头xuē削tiě铁to be extremely parsimonious
- zhēn针tóu头xiàn线wěi尾sewing supplies
- zhēn针tóu头xiàn线nǎo脑small trivial household items
- zhēn针jiān尖duì对mài麦máng芒equally matched, neither side yields
- zhēn针chā插bù不jìn进，，shuǐ水pō泼bù不jìn进impenetrable, unyielding, or exclusive
- zhēn针jiè芥zhī之hé合a perfect match
- zhēn针jiè芥zhī之qì契perfectly matched or suited
- zhēn针jiè芥zhī之tóu投perfectly suited to each other
- zhēn针jiè芥xiāng相tóu投perfectly matched
- zhēn针fēng锋xiāng相duì对to be sharply opposed
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What does 针针丛棘 mean?
针针丛棘 (zhēn zhēn cóng jí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an extremely harsh and difficult environment”.
How do you pronounce 针针丛棘?
针针丛棘 is pronounced zhēn zhēn cóng jí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 针针丛棘 literally mean?
Literally, 针针丛棘 means “Needle-like thorns in a cluster”. It is used to mean “an extremely harsh and difficult environment”.
What is the Chinese definition of 针针丛棘?
针针：形容荆棘的刺尖锐如针。在带着像针一样尖刺的一丛丛的荆棘下面，形容环境恶劣