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車到山前必有路

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Mandarin · pinyin chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù

lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom)
fig. everything will turn out for the best; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night

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車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
到: dào · go to, arrive, been to
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
必: bì · surely, most certainly; must
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
路: lù · road, path, street; journey
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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1–4–1–2–4–3–4 · che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4

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ce1 dou3 saan1 cin4 bit1 jau5 lou6

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proverb

we'll cross that bridge when we come to it; things will eventually sort themselves out

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