披荆斩棘

pī jīng zhǎn jí

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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

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Child Words of 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)