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過關斬將

简过关斩将 · 繁過關斬將

Mandarin · pinyin guò guān zhǎn jiàng

to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 過五關斬六將 guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng)

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過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
關: Look up this written character
斬: Look up this written character
將: Look up this written character
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation
斩: zhǎn · cut, chop, sever; behead
将: jiāng · will, going to, future; general

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4–1–3–4 · guo4 guan1 zhan3 jiang4

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gwo3 gwaan1 zaam2 zoeng3

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(abbreviation, alt-of, idiomatic) short for 過五關斬六將／过五关斩六将 (guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng)

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