爬山涉水

Mandarin · pinyin pá shān shè shuǐ

Meanings

  1. to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult journey
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爬
pá · crawl, creep; climb; scramble
山
shān · mountain, hill, peak
涉
shè · ford stream, wade across
水
shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
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2–1–4–3 · pa2 shan1 she4 shui3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

paa4 saan1 sip3 seoi2

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paa4 saan1 sip3 seoi2

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爬山涉水 · pa2 shan1 she4 shui3
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Exact source record爬山涉水 爬山涉水 [pa2 shan1 she4 shui3] /to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult journey/