險阻
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Chinese[edit]
danger(ous); rugged | to hinder; to block; to obstruct | ||
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trad. (險阻) | 險 | 阻 | |
simp. (险阻) | 险 | 阻 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
險阻
- (usually of roads) dangerous and difficult, and with obstructions
Noun[edit]
險阻
- obstacle; bottleneck (geographic feature that is difficult to traverse)
- 不知山林、險阻、沮澤之形者,不能行軍。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Art of War, circa 5th century BCE, translated based on Lionel Giles's version
- Bùzhī shānlín, xiǎnzǔ, jùzé zhī xíng zhě, bùnéng xíngjūn. [Pinyin]
- We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country - its mountains and forests, its pitfalls and precipices, its marshes and swamps.
不知山林、险阻、沮泽之形者,不能行军。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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