翻山越岭

Traditional (Taiwan): 翻山越嶺

fānshānyuèlǐng ㄈㄢ ㄕㄢ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ

    • lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom)
    • fig. hardships of the journey

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Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

Telling them apart

翻山越岭 stresses the hardship of travelling or working in the wild, and is more colloquial. 跋山涉水 stresses the toil of a long journey and is more literary.

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