厚あつい壁かべ

expression, noun

hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle

Idiomatic expression likening a difficult barrier to a thick wall. Often used for social, institutional, or psychological obstacles.

• 女じょ性せいの社しゃ会かい進しん出しゅつにはまだ厚あつい壁かべがある。

  There are still high hurdles for women's advancement in society.

• 言こと葉ばの厚あつい壁かべが異い文ぶん化か理り解かいを難むずかしくしている。

  The thick wall of language makes cross-cultural understanding difficult.