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Simplfied Chinese
愚公移山
Traditional Chinese
愚公移山
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yú gōng yí shān
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
yu4 gung1 yi4 saan1
Short definition the old man moves mountains (idiom)
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions the old man moves mountains (idiom)MDBG icon / the old man moves mountains (traditional folk tale)Cantofish icon / fig. where there's a will, there's a wayMDBG icon / The Foolish Old Man moves the MountainAdso icon / fig. nothing is impossible if you have the willCantofish icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: The Foolish Old Man moves the Mountain
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: the old man moves mountains (traditional folk tale); fig. nothing is impossible if you have the will
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
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