lán

idiom

Meaning of 筚路蓝缕

筚路蓝缕 means to start a difficult task or enterprise from scratch; to overcome hardships in pioneering work. Pronounced bì lù lán lǚ.

  • to start a difficult task or enterprise from scratch; to overcome hardships in pioneering work

Definitions & Examples

men
de
xiān
bèi
lán
 
cái
jiàn
zhè
ge
wěi
de
guó
jiā
 

Our forefathers blazed a trail through immense hardship to establish this great nation.

Gōng
néng
yǒu
jīn
tiān
de
chéng
jiù
 
kāi
lǎo
yuán
gōng
men
dāng
nián
de
lán
 

The company's success today is inseparable from the pioneering hardships endured by the old employees back then.

Zhè
xiàng
yán
shì
shì
dài
lǐng
tuán
duì
lán
 
diǎn
diǎn
zuò
lái
de
 

He led the team to build this scientific research endeavor from scratch, overcoming great difficulties step by step.