過五關斬六將
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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 | ||
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| 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
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
過五關斬六將
- (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.]
- 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.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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.]