过 五 关 斩 六 将

guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàngdictionary entry

lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)

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過五關斬六將 过五关斩六将 [guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4] /lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)/fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)/

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