Definitions

1. 1. lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
2. 2. fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way
3. 3. to break through hardships
4. 4. to blaze a new trail

Components

• 披 pī – to drape over one's shoulders
• 荆 jīng – chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)
• 斩 zhǎn – to behead (as form of capital punishment)
• 棘 jí – thorns