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篳路藍縷

简 筚路蓝缕 · 繁 篳路藍縷
Mandarin · pinyin bì lù lán lǚ

Meanings

  1. the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)
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篳
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路
lù · road, path, street; journey
藍
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縷
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筚
bì · wicker, bamboo
蓝
lán · blue; indigo plant; surname
缕
lǚ · thread; detailed, precise
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4–4–2–3 · bi4 lu4 lan2 lu:3

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  1. (figurative, of a pioneer) braving hardships and difficulties in beginning an undertaking

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