過五關斬六將

See also: 过五关斩六将

Chinese

		to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	five	to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass	behead; chop	six	a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use
trad. (過五關斬六將)		過	五	關	斬	六	將
simp. (过五关斩六将)		过	五	关	斩	六	将
Literally: “pass through five checkpoints, and slay six generals”.

Etymology

A fictional story in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwo³ ng⁵ gwaan¹ zaam² luk⁶ zoeng³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guò wǔ guan jhǎn liòu jiàng
    • Wade–Giles: kuo⁴ wu³ kuan¹ chan³ liu⁴ chiang⁴
    • Yale: gwò wǔ gwān jǎn lyòu jyàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guoh wuu guan jaan liow jianq
    • Palladius: го у гуань чжань лю цзян (go u guanʹ čžanʹ lju czjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwo³ ng⁵ gwaan¹ zaam² luk⁶ zoeng³
    • Yale: gwo ńgh gwāan jáam luhk jeung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwo³ ng⁵ gwaan¹ dzaam² luk⁹ dzoeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: guo³ ng⁵ guan¹ zam² lug⁶ zêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔː³³ ŋ̍¹³ kʷaːn⁵⁵ t͡saːm³⁵ lʊk̚² t͡sœːŋ³³/

Idiom

過五關斬六將

1. (figurative) to get past all manner of hardships

   • 你們可真是不知道，這小兩口哇，真是好事多磨。能夠捱到今天訂婚，真是不容易。簡直是過五關斬六將啊。 [MSC, trad.]
     你们可真是不知道，这小两口哇，真是好事多磨。能够挨到今天订婚，真是不容易。简直是过五关斩六将啊。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2001, Chiung Yao, 情深深雨濛濛, episode 34 (Mainland version)

     Nǐmen kě zhēn shì bù zhīdào, zhè xiǎoliǎngkǒu wa, zhēn shì hǎoshìduōmó. Nénggòu ái dào jīntiān dìnghūn, zhēn shì bùróngyì. Jiǎnzhí shì guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng a. [Pinyin]

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