篳路藍縷
bì​lù​lán​lǚ

to endure hardships

  • created reference approved 筚路蓝缕/篳路藍縷 → 荜路蓝缕/蓽路藍縷 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    筚路蓝缕 / 篳路藍縷 bì​lù​lán​lǚ

    荜路蓝缕 / 蓽路藍縷 bì​lù​lán​lǚ

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 筚路蓝缕/篳路藍縷 · bì​lù​lán​lǚ · to endure hardships — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    筚路蓝缕 / 篳路藍縷

    bì​lù​lán​lǚ

    to endure hardships

    to endure great hardships in pioneer work; literally meaning to drive a simple cart while wearing tattered clothes to clear a forest for development

    筚 (literal) → 筚/篳 · bì · wicker 路 (literal) → 路 · lù · road 蓝缕 (literal) → 蓝缕/藍縷 · lán​lǚ · ragged

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense