势如破竹
shì​rú​pò​zhú

with irresistible force

  • created reference approved 势如破竹/勢如破竹 → 破竹之势/破竹之勢 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    势如破竹 / 勢如破竹 shì​rú​pò​zhú

    破竹之势 / 破竹之勢 pò​zhú​zhī​shì

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 势如破竹/勢如破竹 · shì​rú​pò​zhú · with irresistible force — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    势如破竹 / 勢如破竹

    shì​rú​pò​zhú

    with irresistible force

    (idiom) like a hot knife through butter; describes a situation where one gains victory after victory or progresses with overwhelming momentum once a breakthrough is made

    势 (literal) → 势/勢 · shì · power 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 破竹 (literal) → 破竹 · pò​zhú · irresistible

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense