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滾石上山

简滚石上山 · 繁滾石上山

Mandarin · pinyin gǔn shí shàng shān

(fig.) to press ahead with a difficult undertaking through sustained effort

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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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