披荆棘

披荆棘

Literally means:

forgeahead through brambles and thorns

Actually means:

hack one's way through difficulties

thorns; hack one's way through difficulties

It is the same as 披荆斩棘. 披 means splitting or pushing aside. Jing Ji refers to brambles or thorns that gather together, blocking the way.

This phrase means eradicating the hurdles ahead or overcoming all sorts of difficulties.

来自‘披荆斩棘’。披，分开，拨开。荆棘，带刺的矮小树木，因聚在一起密集生长，让人无法从中穿过，比喻前进的障碍。

披荆棘，扫除前进路上的障碍，或克服创业过程中的困难。