筚路蓝缕
Traditional form:
篳路藍縷
Pinyin (reading):
bìlùlánlü
Definitions:
- the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)
Characters:
- 筚 - wicker, bamboo
- 路 - road, path, street; journey
- 蓝 - blue; indigo plant; surname
- 缕 - strand, thread; detailed, precise
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