泰山壓頂
tài​shān​yā​dǐng

to be overwhelmed by great pressure

  • created sense approved 泰山压顶/泰山壓頂 · tài​shān​yā​dǐng · to be overwhelmed by great pressure — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    泰山压顶 / 泰山壓頂

    tài​shān​yā​dǐng

    to be overwhelmed by great pressure

    Literally "Mount Tai crushing down on one's head"; used to describe being under immense pressure or facing a extremely grim and daunting situation

    泰山 (literal) → 泰山 · tài​shān · Mount Tai 压 (literal) → 压/壓 · yā · to press 顶 (literal) → 顶/頂 · dǐng · crown of the head

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