山高水险 — “Full of difficulties and dangers”
山高水险 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Full of difficulties and dangers”. An arduous and challenging path ahead. Literally, “High mountains and dangerous waters”.
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山高水险 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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实现梦想的道路上，常常山高水险，需要我们有坚定的毅力去克服
The path to achieving dreams is often full of difficulties and dangers, requiring us to have firm perseverance to overcome them.
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More idioms starting with 山
- shān山shàng上wú无lǎo老hǔ虎，，hóu猴zi子chēng称dà大wáng王When the cat's away, the mice will play
- shān山bù不zhuàn转shuǐ水zhuàn转circumstances change, we'll meet again
- shān山bù不zhuàn转lù路zhuàn转circumstances change, find another way
- shān山zhōng中zǎi宰xiàng相reclusive sage offering wise counsel
- shān山kuī亏yī一kuì篑fail for want of a final effort
- shān山guāng光shuǐ水sè色picturesque mountain and river scenery
- shān山gōng公dǎo倒zǎi载dead drunk and sprawled backward
- shān山bāo包hǎi海róng容magnanimous and broad-minded
- shān山bāo包hǎi海huì汇encompass everything
- shān山nán南hǎi海běi北Far and wide
- shān山chī吃hǎi海hē喝eat and drink excessively
- shān山yín吟zé泽chàng唱Folk songs and ballads
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What does 山高水险 mean?
山高水险 (shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Full of difficulties and dangers”.
How do you pronounce 山高水险?
山高水险 is pronounced shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 山高水险 literally mean?
Literally, 山高水险 means “High mountains and dangerous waters”. It is used to mean “Full of difficulties and dangers”.
What is the Chinese definition of 山高水险?
比喻前进路上的种种艰难险阻。