shǔ​dào​nán

the road to Sichuan is difficult

蜀道难 蜀道難 shǔ​dào​nán
the road to Sichuan is difficult
Refers to the treacherous and difficult terrain of the mountain paths leading into Sichuan province
Hard is the Road to Shu
Title of a famous poem by the Tang dynasty poet 李白 lǐ​bái describing the physical dangers of the roads to Sichuan and the perils of the human world
Shudao Nan
Name of a traditional melody for the (a plucked zither) in the Yuefu style

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