披荆斩棘
pījīng-zhǎnjíTraditional 披荊斬棘
to overcome obstacles
Every meaning
pījīng-zhǎnjí
- to overcome obstacles
Its characters
- 披pīto drape over one's shoulders; to put on
- 荆jīngchaste tree; bramble
- 斩zhǎnto behead; to chop
- 棘jíthorny bush; brambles
Words with 披
Words with 荆
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.