爬山涉水 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to climb mountains and wade rivers ; fig. to make a long and difficult journey

Character by character

• 爬páto climb, to scramble; to crawl, to creep
• 山shānmountain, hill, peak
• 涉shèsconcerned, involved; to experience; to wade throu
• 水shuǐwater, liquid, lotion, juice

Idioms sharing a character

• 连滚带爬 lián gǔn dài pá
• 不识泰山 bù shí Tài Shān
• 人山人海 rén shān rén hǎi
• 刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi
• 名落孙山 míng luò Sūn Shān
• 地动山摇 dì dòng shān yáo
• 坐吃山空 zuò chī shān kōng
• 执法如山 zhí fǎ rú shān
• 堆积如山 duī jī rú shān
• 寿比南山 shòu bǐ Nán Shān

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