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關關難過，關關過

简关关难过，关关过 · 繁關關難過，關關過

Mandarin · pinyin guān guān nán guò , guān guān guò

to meet with great difficulties but pull through

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過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across

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