arduous and tortuous
Difficulties and twists, Chinese idioms, Pinyin is Ji ā NN á NQ ū zh é, meaning difficulties and twists and turns. It comes from Mao Zedong's the problem of correctly handling contradictions among the people.
Idiom usage
The road is difficult and tortuous.
Analysis of Idioms
Antonym: plain sailing
The origin of Idioms
Mao Zedong's "on the correct handling of contradictions among the people" said: "the growth of any new thing has to go through difficulties and twists. In the socialist cause, we should not go through difficulties and twists. "
Idiom explanation
Difficulties and twists and turns.
arduous and tortuous
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