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排除萬難

简排除万难 · 繁排除萬難

Mandarin · pinyin pái chú wàn nán

to overcome all obstacles
to overcome countless difficulties

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排: pái · row, rank, line
除: chú · eliminate, remove, except
萬: Look up this written character
難: Look up this written character
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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2–2–4–2 · pai2 chu2 wan4 nan2

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(idiomatic) to remove all difficulties

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