投鞭断流
tóu​biān​duàn​liú

unstoppable army

  • created sense approved 投鞭断流/投鞭斷流 · tóu​biān​duàn​liú · unstoppable army — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    投鞭断流 / 投鞭斷流

    tóu​biān​duàn​liú

    unstoppable army

    An idiom used to describe an extremely powerful and numerous military force; literally meaning that if every soldier threw their whip into the river, it would be enough to block the flow of water.

    投 (literal) → 投 · tóu · to throw 鞭 (literal) → 鞭 · biān · whip 断流 (literal) → 断流/斷流 · duàn​liú · to block a stream

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