筚路蓝缕 bì lù lán lǚ

DEFINITIONS

  1. the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)

CHARACTERS

筚 bì wicker, bamboo
路 lù
HSK 2
road, path, street; journey
蓝 lán
HSK 3
blue; indigo plant; surname
缕 lǚ thread; detailed, precise