face innumerable difficulties
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w à NK à Qi à nx à n, which means all kinds of hardships. It comes from Wu Mingshi's "flying knife vs. arrow" in Yuan Dynasty.
Idiom usage
Go through hardships
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: a thousand hardships
The origin of Idioms
The fourth fold of Yuan Wumingshi's "throwing knife to arrow" says: "I suffered a lot of blood and hardships, just like escaping from the rolling snow."
Idiom explanation
All kinds of hardships.
face innumerable difficulties
eject the bit and gnaw the reins - guǐ xián qiè pèi
The sun rises and the moon changes - rì líng yuè tì
A comparison between the pillow and the stem - zhěn gàn zhī chóu