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滚石上山

gǔn shí shàng shān

4-character word Traditional 滾石上山

What 滚石上山 means

1. lit. to roll a boulder up a hill (like Sisyphus) (idiom)
2. fig. to engage in a highly challenging task with perseverance and determination

The characters in 滚石上山

• 滚gǔnto boil; to roll; to take a hike
• 石shírock; stone; stone inscription
• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 山shānmountain; hill; (colloquial) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

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