披荆斩棘
Traditional form:
披荊斬棘
Pinyin (reading):
pījīngzhǎnjí
Definitions:
- lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
- fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way
- to break through hardships
- to blaze a new trail
Characters:
- 披 - to wear; to split, to crack
- 荆 - thorns, brambles; surname
- 斩 - to chop, to cut, to sever; to behead
- 棘 - jujube tree; thorns, brambles
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