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上刀山,下火海

shàngdāoshān,xiàhuǒhǎi

ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄠ ㄕㄢ , ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ

  1. 1lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to go through trials and tribulations (often, for a noble cause)

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