排山倒海
pái​shān​dǎo​hǎi

overwhelming

  • created sense approved 排山倒海 · pái​shān​dǎo​hǎi · overwhelming — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    排山倒海

    pái​shān​dǎo​hǎi

    overwhelming

    to push over mountains and overturn the seas; used to describe a force or momentum that is powerful, majestic, or earth-shattering

    排 (literal) → 排 · pái · to exclude 山 (literal) → 山 · shān · mountain 倒 (literal) → 倒 · dǎo · to fall 海 (literal) → 海 · hǎi · sea

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