上刀山，下火海

shàng dāo shān , xià huǒ hǎi

Definisi

1. lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom)
2. fig. to go through trials and tribulations (often, for a noble cause)

Kata penyusun 上刀山，下火海

• 下 xià: down
• 刀 dāo: knife
• 山 shān: mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])
• 海 hǎi: ocean
• 火 huǒ: fire
• 上 shàng: on top