翻山越水 — “To travel over mountains and across rivers”
翻山越水 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel over mountains and across rivers”. Indicating a long and difficult journey. Literally, “crossing mountains and traversing waters”.
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翻山越水 Pronunciation and Pinyin
翻山越水 Character Breakdown
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为了寻找稀有的草药，采药人常常需要翻山越水，深入原始森林。
To search for rare herbs, the herbalist often needs to cross mountains and traverse waters, venturing deep into primeval forests.
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Synonyms of 翻山越水
More idioms starting with 翻
- fān翻yún云fù覆yǔ雨fickle and manipulative
- fān翻chún唇nòng弄shé舌sow discord with manipulative words
- fān翻fù复wú无cháng常erratic and unpredictable
- fān翻tiān天zuò作dì地cause a great uproar
- fān翻tiān天fù覆dì地tremendous, fundamental, earth-shattering changes
- fān翻tiān天cù蹙dì地overwhelming power or swift mighty force
- fān翻shān山shè涉shuǐ水travel over mountains and waters
- fān翻shān山yuè越lǐng岭traverse mountains and cross ridges
- fān翻shǒu手wèi为yún云fickle and unpredictable
- fān翻shǒu手wèi为yún云fù覆shǒu手yǔ雨fickle and manipulative
- fān翻shǒu手wèi为yún云，，fù覆shǒu手wèi为yǔ雨fickle, manipulative, and unpredictable
- fān翻shǒu手yún云fù覆shǒu手yǔ雨fickle and changeable
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What does 翻山越水 mean?
翻山越水 (fān shān yuè shuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel over mountains and across rivers”.
How do you pronounce 翻山越水?
翻山越水 is pronounced fān shān yuè shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 翻山越水 literally mean?
Literally, 翻山越水 means “crossing mountains and traversing waters”. It is used to mean “to travel over mountains and across rivers”.
What is the Chinese definition of 翻山越水?
山：山岭；水：大河。翻山越岭，趟水过河。形容路途奔波之苦