愚公移山

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

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 愚 yú
  1. to be stupid
  2. to cheat or deceive
  3. me or I (modest)
2 公 gōng
  1. public
  2. collectively owned
  3. common
  4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
  5. make public
  6. fair
  7. just
  8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
  9. honorable (gentlemen)
  10. father-in-law
  11. male (animal)
3 移 yí
  1. to move
  2. to shift
  3. to change
  4. to alter
  5. to remove
4 山 shān (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

classifier: 座