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拉朽摧枯
lā​xiǔ​cuī​kū

to sweep away all obstacles

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 拉 lā
    to break
    (literary) to break or snap; to destroy, as in the idiom 摧枯拉朽 cuī​kū​lā​xiǔ
  2. 朽 xiǔ adjectiveverb
    rotten
    rotten; decayed; spoiled; decomposed
  3. 摧 cuī verb
    to destroy
    (bound form) to destroy; to devastate; to cause to collapse
  4. 枯 kū adjective
    withered
    (of plants) withered; dried up and lifeless