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上刀山，下油鍋

简上刀山，下油锅 · 繁上刀山，下油鍋

Mandarin · pinyin shàng dāo shān , xià yóu guō

lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter cauldrons of boiling oil (idiom)
fig. to go through trials and tribulations

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
刀: dāo · knife; old coin; measure
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
油: yóu · oil, fat, grease, lard; paints
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锅: guō · cooking-pot, saucepan

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