bì​lù​lán​lǚ

endure hardships

Senses

荜路蓝缕/ 蓽路藍縷 bì​lù​lán​lǚ endure hardships

(variant form) to endure great hardships in the process of starting a new enterprise or pioneering a path; to work hard under difficult conditions; literally driving a firewood cart in tattered clothes

References

variant 筚路蓝缕/篳路藍縷 荜路蓝缕/蓽路藍縷