bì lù lán lǚ

Traditional: 篳路藍縷

筚路蓝缕 (bì lù lán lǚ) is a Chinese word meaning “the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)

Characters in 筚路蓝缕

筚bì · wicker路lù · road (CL:條|条[tiao2])蓝lán · blue缕lǚ · strand

Related words

路road (CL:條|条[tiao2])路surname Lu路上on the road蓝blue蓝surname Lan蓝色blue (color)一路the whole journey公路highway走路to walk; to go on foot道路road迷路to lose the way路线itinerary

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