"愚公移山" meaning in All languages combined

See 愚公移山 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /y³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ i³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /jyː²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ saːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /ŋy³³ kɔŋ⁵⁴ i³³ suiŋ⁵⁴/ [Min-Bei, Jian'ou, Sinological-IPA]
Etymology: For more information, see the citations page. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 愚公移山
  1. to be resolute in one's endeavor, no matter what hardships one encounters Tags: idiomatic
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      "zh_pron": "ㄩˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧˊ ㄕㄢ"
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    {
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "yü²-kung¹-i²-shan¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yú-gūng-yí-shān"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
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      "zh_pron": "yugongyishan"
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    {
      "roman": "jujgunʺišanʹ",
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      "zh_pron": "юйгунъишань"
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    {
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      "zh_pron": "ㄩˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧˊ ㄕㄢ"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄩˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧˊ ㄕㄢ"
    },
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yúgongyíshan"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yü²-kung¹-i²-shan¹"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yú-gūng-yí-shān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yugongyishan"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jujgunʺišanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "юйгунъишань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ i³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
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      ],
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        "Guangzhou",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "jyu⁴ gung¹ ji⁴ saan¹"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yùh gūng yìh sāan"
    },
    {
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jy⁴ gung¹ ji⁴ saan¹"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yu⁴ gung¹ yi⁴ san¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyː²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ saːn⁵⁵/",
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
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        "Jian'ou",
        "Kienning-Colloquial-Romanized"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ngṳ̂ gó̤ng î súing"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋy³³ kɔŋ⁵⁴ i³³ suiŋ⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
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        "Jian'ou",
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  "word": "愚公移山"
}

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