愚公移山 (yú gōng yí shān) — the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way · Chinese · Nantoka

yú gōng yí shān

愚公移山 (yú gōng yí shān) is a Chinese word meaning “the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way”.

Meanings

1the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way

Characters in 愚公移山

愚yú · to be stupid 公gōng · public 移yí · to move 山shān · mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4])

Related words

公司company; firm; corporation 办公室office; business premises 公寓apartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套[tao4])公平fair 愚蠢silly 山mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4])山surname Shan 公园park (for public recreation)移动to move 公主princess 转移to shift; to relocate; to transfer 老公(coll.) husband

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