荊棘

Noun

 * 1)  thistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth
 * 2)  difficult situation; dangerous circumstances
 * 3)  scheming sycophant
 * 4)  animosity; hostility; ill will; grudge
 * 1)  animosity; hostility; ill will; grudge

Adjective

 * 1)  chaotic; disorderly

Noun

 * 1) thorns (thorny plants)
 * 2) hardships, difficulties