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上刀山,下油鍋

shàngdāoshān,xiàyóuguō

ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄠ ㄕㄢ , ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄛ

Simplified 上刀山,下油锅

  1. 1lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter cauldrons of boiling oil (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to go through trials and tribulations

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