艰难险阻 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• untold dangers and difficulties

Character by character

• 艰jiāndifficult, hard; hardship
• 难nánhard, difficult, arduous; unable
• 险xiǎnnarrow pass, strategic point
• 阻zǔto hinder, to impede; to obstruct, to oppose

Idioms sharing a character

• 步履维艰 bù lǚ wéi jiān
• 举步维艰 jǔ bù wéi jiān
• 艰深晦涩 jiān shēn huì sè
• 艰苦朴素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù
• 一木难支 yī mù nán zhī
• 一言难尽 yī yán nán jìn
• 人心难测 rén xīn nán cè
• 劫数难逃 jié shù nán táo
• 勉为其难 miǎn wéi qí nán
• 千载难逢 qiān zǎi nán féng

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