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披荆带棘
pī​jīng​dài​jí

to blaze a trail

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 披 pī
    to split
    to split open; to crack; to cleave
  2. 荆 荊 jīng noun
    chaste tree
    (bound form) chaste tree; brambles; a deciduous shrub with flexible branches used for weaving baskets and fences
  3. 带 帶 dài verb
    to wear
    to wear; to carry on one's body (now more commonly written as 戴 dài)
  4. 棘 jí noun
    thorns
    (bound form) thorns; any thorny or prickly plant; bushes with thorns