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过五关斩六将

guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng

6-character word Traditional 過五關斬六將

What 过五关斩六将 means

1. lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)
2. fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)

The characters in 过五关斩六将

• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 五wǔfive; 5
• 关guānmountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up…
• 斩zhǎnto behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop
• 六liùsix; 6
• 将jiāngwill; shall; to use

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