披ㄆㄧ荊ㄐㄧㄥ斬ㄓㄢˇ棘ㄐㄧˊpījīng‑zhǎnjí

简披荆斩棘

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