山 不 转 水 转

shān bù zhuàn shuǐ zhuàndictionary entry

(lit.) if the mountain won't move, the river will go around it (idiom) / (fig.) there's always a way forward, even when faced with obstacles

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山不轉水轉 山不转水转 [shan1 bu4 zhuan4 shui3 zhuan4] /(lit.) if the mountain won't move, the river will go around it (idiom)/(fig.) there's always a way forward, even when faced with obstacles/

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