披pei1荊ging1斬zaam2棘gik1

simp披荆斩棘

pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1pī jīng zhǎn jí

English

lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
to overcome difficulties; literally: to cut one's way through thorns
fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way
to break through hardships
to blaze a new trail

粵語 — Cantonese

克服種種困難

Examples

佢披荊斬棘，艱苦奮鬥，先至有今時今日嘅成就。
He overcame challenges and strove to come through, and finally has his achievements at the present.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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