荆 ⇒
荆棘 jīngjí, [荊棘], thistles and thorns/brambles/thorny undergrowth
披荆斩棘 pījīngzhǎnjí, [披荊斬棘], lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)/fig. to overcome all o...
荆 jīng, [荊], chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)/alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty ...
负荆请罪 fùjīngqǐngzuì, [負荊請罪], lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom)/fig. to offer sb a humble...
大意失荆州
芥 ⇒
芥末 jièmo, mustard/wasabi
芥 gài/jiè, see 芥藍|芥蓝[gài lán], mustard
芥菜 jiècài, leaf mustard (Brassica juncea)/also pr. [gài cài]
芥蒂 jièdì, an obstruction/barrier/ill-feeling/grudge
草芥 芥子气 jièzǐqì, [芥子氣], mustard gas