披ㄆㄧ荊ㄐㄧㄥ斬ㄓㄢˇ棘ㄐㄧˊpījīng‑zhǎnjí

简披荆斩棘

  1. 比喻克服種種困難及障礙。例 「要不是先民披荊斬棘，哪有如今富庶的家園？」。

英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