山高水险 — Chinese idiom
山高水险
shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn
Traditional: 山高水險
Meaning
- lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift
- to undertake an arduous task or journey
Character by character
- 山shānmountain, hill, peak
- 高gāotall, lofty; high, elevated
- 水shuǐwater, liquid, lotion, juice
- 险xiǎnnarrow pass, strategic point
Idioms sharing a character
- 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
- 尸山血海 shī shān xuè hǎi
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