挟泰山超北海
xié​tài​shān​chāo​běi​hǎi

an impossibility

  • created sense approved 挟泰山超北海/挾泰山超北海 · xié​tài​shān​chāo​běi​hǎi · an impossibility — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挟泰山超北海 / 挾泰山超北海

    xié​tài​shān​chāo​běi​hǎi

    an impossibility

    (idiom) an impossible task; literally carrying Mount Tai under one's arm and leaping over the North Sea

    挟 (literal) → 挟/挾 · xié · to hold under the arm 泰山 (literal) → 泰山 · tài​shān · Mount Tai 超 (literal) → 超 · chāo · to jump over 北海 (literal) → 北海 · běi​hǎi · northern sea

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