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攻堅克難

简攻坚克难 · 繁攻堅克難

Mandarin · pinyin gōng jiān kè nán

to tackle a thorny problem and overcome its challenges

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攻: gōng · attack, assault; criticize
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克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
難: Look up this written character
坚: jiān · hard, strong, firm; resolute
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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1–1–4–2 · gong1 jian1 ke4 nan2

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