滾石上山

简 滚石上山 · 繁 滾石上山
Mandarin · pinyin gǔn shí shàng shān

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  1. (fig.) to press ahead with a difficult undertaking through sustained effort
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滾
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石
shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
上
shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
山
shān · mountain, hill, peak
滚
gǔn · turn
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3–2–4–1 · gun3 shi2 shang4 shan1

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滾石上山 · gun3 shi2 shang4 shan1
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Exact source record滾石上山 滚石上山 [gun3 shi2 shang4 shan1] /(fig.) to press ahead with a difficult undertaking through sustained effort/