棘地荆天 — “A desolate and ruined landscape”
棘地荆天 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a desolate and ruined landscape”. Or a situation fraught with numerous difficulties and challenges. Literally, “thorny ground and briar sky”.
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棘地荆天 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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那场大火过后，曾经繁华的街区变得棘地荆天，重建之路漫长而艰辛。
After the great fire, the once prosperous district became a thorny land and briar sky, and the path to reconstruction was long and arduous.
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What does 棘地荆天 mean?
棘地荆天 (jí dì jīng tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a desolate and ruined landscape”.
How do you pronounce 棘地荆天?
棘地荆天 is pronounced jí dì jīng tiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 棘地荆天 literally mean?
Literally, 棘地荆天 means “thorny ground and briar sky”. It is used to mean “a desolate and ruined landscape”.
What is the Chinese definition of 棘地荆天?
到处都是荆棘。形容变乱后的残破景象或困难重重的处境。