过五关斩六将
guò​wǔ​guān​zhǎn​liù​jiàng

surmount all difficulties

  • created sense approved 过五关斩六将/過五關斬六將 · guò​wǔ​guān​zhǎn​liù​jiàng · surmount all difficulties — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    过五关斩六将 / 過五關斬六將

    guò​wǔ​guān​zhǎn​liù​jiàng

    surmount all difficulties

    literally to cross five passes and slay six generals; figuratively to overcome multiple obstacles or win a series of victories on the way to success

    过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to cross 五 (literal) → 五 · wǔ · five 关 (literal) → 关/關 · guān · pass 斩 (literal) → 斩/斬 · zhǎn · to behead 六 (literal) → 六 · liù · six 将 (literal) → 将/將 · jiàng · general

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense