yu2
愚
愚
gong1
公
公
yi2
移
移
shan1
山
山
chengyu
  1. the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way

Characters

  • 愚 (愚): to be stupid; to cheat or deceive; me or I (modest)
  • 公 (公): public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal)
  • 移 (移): to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove
  • 山 (山): surname Shan

Resources

Examples

俗話說：愚公移山；可俗話又說：胳膊擰不過大腿！

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