산전수전이 · 산전수전을
all kinds of hardships; long, varied experience of life
Example
할아버지는 산전수전 다 겪으신 분이에요.
My grandfather is someone who has been through it all.
Word parts
산 mountain+전 battle+수 water+전 battle
Literally 'battles on mountains and battles on water.'
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Set phrase: 산전수전 다 겪다 'to have seen it all'; jokingly extended to 산전수전 공중전.
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