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披荆斩棘

pī jīng zhǎn jí

Definitionen

1. lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
2. fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way
3. to break through hardships
4. to blaze a new trail

Bestandteilwörter von 披荆斩棘

• 披 披 pī: to drape over one's shoulders
• 斩 斩 zhǎn: to behead (as form of capital punishment)
• 棘 棘 jí: thorns
• 荆 荆 jīng: chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)