草莽 Traditional form: 草莽 Pinyin (reading): cǎomǎng Definitions: a rank growth of grass uncultivated land wilderness Characters: 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch 莽 - thicket, underbrush; rude, impertinent Traditional characters: 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch 莽 - thicket, underbrush; rude, impertinent