中流砥柱 zhōngliúdǐzhù mainstay Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 中流砥柱 zhōngliúdǐzhù mainstay A person or group that stands firm and plays a crucial supporting role during a crisis; a cornerstone or tower of strength. This idiom originally referred to Mount Dizhu standing firm in the middle of the Yellow River. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.480 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.845 per million Cross-References Same as 砥柱中流 dǐzhùzhōngliú Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
中流砥柱 zhōngliúdǐzhù mainstay A person or group that stands firm and plays a crucial supporting role during a crisis; a cornerstone or tower of strength. This idiom originally referred to Mount Dizhu standing firm in the middle of the Yellow River. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.480 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.845 per million Cross-References Same as 砥柱中流 dǐzhùzhōngliú Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
