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上刀山落油鑊
go through hell or high water; go to hell and back

[synonym] 赴湯蹈火


Level: 4
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
上刀山落油鑊 / 上刀山落油锅

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Characters in this word:

 soeng6 soeng5  -  upper; superior; preceding; up; on
 dou1  -  knife; sword
 saan1  -  mountain; hill; peak
 lok6 laai6  -  to fall
 jau4  -  oil; fat; grease; petroleum
 wok6  -  wok; pot; pan; boiler

6 Cantonese Homophones / Homophone Variants for this word:


detail     = variant of 煽風點火
detail     = be up to one's knees in trouble; be in dire circumstances
detail     = waiting for ages
detail    chuan2 shuo1 zhong1 de5 = legendary
detail     = unparalleled achievements; rare achievements
detail     = try harder; make greater efforts


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