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Searched Maryknoll for koex koafn, found 11,
Enghioong lankøex byjinkoafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Efng'hioong laan'koex bie'jiin'koafn.; Efng'hioong laan'køex bie'jiin'koafn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Even a great hero has difficulty getting by a beautiful woman. Many a hero has been conquered by a beautiful woman. (Samson and Delilah).
英雄難過美人關.
koafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
frontier pass or gate, a bar, customs house, to shut, involve, implicate
køeakoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'koafn; køex'koafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
go through a checkpoint, pass a critical test, weather a crisis with success, run the gauntlet with flying colors
過關
koex gvofkoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex gvor'koafn; køex gvor'koafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
kind of solitaire played with dominoes
過五關
lankoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laan'koafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
difficult to pass over (like a mountain pass) (as when things are burdensome and poverty makes it difficult to pass the new-year season and pay the debts), barrier, obstacle
難關
thaokøex koanhe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaux'koex koafn'he; thaux'køex koafn'he [[...]][i#] [p.]
play up to somebody with power
透過關係(經由特權管道介紹)
toxkøex lankoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: to'koex laan'koafn; to'køex laan'koafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
tide over a difficulty
渡過難關