披ㄆㄧpī荊ㄐㄧㄥjīng斬ㄓㄢˇzhǎn棘ㄐㄧˊjí

荊、棘，二種多刺的草木。披荊斬棘比喻克服種種困難。如：「他披荊斬棘，辛苦奮鬥，終於有了今日的成就。」也作「披荊帶棘」。似披荊棘反蹈襲故常﹑養尊處優

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