过五关斩六将 in English guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)

Simplified Characters

过 五 关 斩 六 将

Traditional Characters

過 五 關 斬 六 將

Pinyin

guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

过guo4surname Guo 五wu3five 关guan1surname Guan 斩zhan3to behead (as form of capital punishment) 六liu4six 将jiang1will