1 to pass through

2 to traverse

3 to cross

1 generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods

2 abbr. for Vietnam 越南

1 more and more

1 idiot

2 fool

1 wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida)

2 white gourd

3 white hairy melon

4 Chinese squash

1 Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals

2 to collaborate towards a common end

3 in the same boat together

1 to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain

2 good at climbing mountains

1 lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)

2 fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen

1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)

1 to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money