翻山越岭 in English fan1 shan1 yue4 ling3 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) to pass over mountain ridges (idiomatic expression)
• metaphorically hardships of the journey

Pinyin

fan1 shan1 yue4 ling3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

翻fan1to turn over 山shan1surname Shan 越yue4generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods 岭ling3mountain range