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披荆斩棘

pī jīng zhǎn jí

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 披荆斩棘

披
pī

to drape over one's shoulders

斩
zhǎn

to behead (as form of capital punishment)

棘
jí

thorns

荆
jīng

chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)