披荊斬棘

披荊斬棘

Chinese

		scatter; separate; to open scatter; separate; to open; to unroll; to spread out	thorns; brambles	behead; chop	thorns
trad. (披荊斬棘)		披	荊	斬	棘
simp. (披荆斩棘)		披	荆	斩	棘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pījīngzhǎnjí

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pei¹ ging¹ zaam² gik¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: pījīngzhǎnjí
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pijingjaanjyi
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: pei¹ ging¹ zaam² gik¹
    • Yale: pēi gīng jáam gīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pei¹ ging¹ dzaam² gik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: péi¹ ging¹ zam² gig¹
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰei̯⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡säːm³⁵ kɪk̚⁵/

Idiom

披荊斬棘

1. to overcome different difficulties and obstacles