







爬山涉水 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel through rugged terrain and difficult conditions”. To make an arduous journey, enduring many hardships. Literally, “Climb mountains and ford rivers; cross mountains and wade through waters”.

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Open the tool →爬山涉水 (pá shān shè shuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel through rugged terrain and difficult conditions”.
爬山涉水 is pronounced pá shān shè shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 爬山涉水 means “Climb mountains and ford rivers; cross mountains and wade through waters”. It is used to mean “to travel through rugged terrain and difficult conditions”.
形容路途艰辛。