荜路蓝缕 bìlùlánlǚ endure hardships Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 荜 蓽 bì [bamboo/wicker] (bound form) bamboo or wicker material used to make fences or gates, often implying a humble household; same as 筚 bì路 lù noun road road; path; way; route蓝缕 藍縷 lánlǚ ragged (of clothes) ragged; shabby; in tatters; same as 褴褛 lánlǚ