make an arduous journey
Trudging mountains and rivers, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B á L ǚ sh ā NCHU ā n, which means to describe the hardships of traveling a long way. See "trudging mountains and rivers". From Zuo Zhuan, the 13th year of Chenggong.
The origin of Idioms
In the 13th year of Chenggong in Zuozhuan, it is said that "the Duke of Wen was in charge of his armour, surmounted the danger and conquered the Marquis of the East."
Idiom usage
For example, when Fu Qi left for more than a thousand li on Tuesday, he made his bones melt. He trudged through mountains and rivers and suffered from cold and heat. He came from the east to the West and was buried outside the garrison. It was unkind to the dead. " (Gu Yanwu, Qing Dynasty)
Chinese PinYin : bá lǚ shān chuān
make an arduous journey
good-naturedness leads to propitiousness. hé qì zhì xiáng
have neither learning nor skill. bù xué wú shí