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Nothing is Impossible with Persistence

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yí shān

isan

이산

Nothing is Impossible with Persistence Scroll

移山 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for “to remove mountains” or “to move a mountain.”

Figuratively, this means you can accomplish the impossible by sheer persistence.

移山 is the short form of a proverb about a man who had much persistence and could move a whole mountain (a bucket of soil at a time).

Where There is a Will, There is a Way

A determined effort can move a mountain

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yū gōng yí shān

우공이산

Where There is a Will, There is a Way Scroll

愚公移山 is the Chinese proverb (also somewhat known in Japan and Korea) for “the silly old man moves a mountain.”

Figuratively, this means “where there's a will, there's a way.”

Based on a fable of Lord Yu (愚公). He moved the soil of the mountain in front of his house. After years of effort, he finally moved the entire mountain (some versions of the story have God seeing how determined the man was, and sending two angels to whisk the mountains away).

The moral of the story: Anything can be accomplished if one works at it ceaselessly.

The Japanese version of this is 愚公山を移す (gu kou yama wo utsu su). But better to get the Chinese version, since this is originally a Chinese proverb.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
移山 see styles	yí shān yi2 shan1 i shan isan	More info & calligraphy: Nothing is Impossible with Persistence To remove mountains.
愚公移山 see styles	yú gōng yí shān yu2 gong1 yi2 shan1 yü kung i shan	More info & calligraphy: Where There is a Will, There is a Way the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
移山子 see styles	izanshi いざんし	移山子 Custom Scroll (given name) Izanshi
移山志 see styles	yí shān zhì yi2 shan1 zhi4 i shan chih	移山志 Custom Scroll the will to move mountains; fig. high ambitions
移山經移山经 see styles	yí shān jīng yi2 shan1 jing1 i shan ching Isen kyō	移山經 Custom Scroll Sūtra on [the Hero Who] Moves Mountains
移山倒海 see styles	yí shān dǎo hǎi yi2 shan1 dao3 hai3 i shan tao hai	移山倒海 Custom Scroll lit. to move mountains and drain seas; to transform nature
力士移山經力士移山经 see styles	lì shì yí shān jīng li4 shi4 yi2 shan1 jing1 li shih i shan ching Rikishi isen kyō	力士移山經 Custom Scroll Sūtra on the Hero Who Moves Mountains

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Nothing is Impossible with Persistence	移山	isan	yí shān / yi2 shan1 / yi shan / yishan	i shan / ishan
Where There is a Will, There is a Way	愚公移山		yū gōng yí shān yu1 gong1 yi2 shan1 yu gong yi shan yugongyishan	yü kung i shan yükungishan