翻山越嶺

翻山越岭
fānshānyuèlǐng
  1. lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom)
  2. fig. hardships of the journey

CEDICT

to pass over mountains and ridges; to trek over mountains; to make a long and difficult journey

Wiktionary

翻越過許多山嶺。形容長途跋涉、旅途辛苦。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 翻 fān
  1. to turn over
  2. to flip over
  3. to overturn
  4. to rummage through
  5. to translate
  6. to decode
  7. to double
  8. to climb over or into
  9. to cross
=1 翻 fān variant of 翻 fān
2 山越 Shānyuè Shanyue (an ancient conglomeration of upland Yue hill tribes living in what is today the mountainous regions of Southern China and Northern Vietnam during the Han dynasty)
3 嶺 lǐng
  1. mountain range
  2. mountain ridge