Meanings:

1. Generally, it refers to the mountain and wild clumps of thorny shrubs. Laozi: "Where the teacher is, thorns are born."

2, a metaphor for the treacherous villain. Chu rhetoric - Dongfang Shuo ":" line of understanding and said black Ruoxi, thorns and thorns gathered into a forest." Wang Yi note: "thorns and thorns, a metaphor for slanderous thieves."

3, a metaphor for chaos. Hou Han Shu - Feng Yi biography: "for my thorns and thorns, set Guanzhong." Li Xian note: "Thorns and thorns, the hazelnut stalks, a metaphor for chaos."

4, a metaphor for difficult and dangerous situations. Qing Fang Wen's poem "March 19th": "The dragon's seed is trapped in thorns and thistles, and it is not clear whether it will survive or die."

5 Mustard; suspicion. Tang Meng Jiao's poem "Choosing Friends": "Although the smile may not be and, although the cry may not be related, face knot verbal intercourse, belly born thorns."