破竹之势
pò​zhú​zhī​shì

irresistible force

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

    破竹之势 / 破竹之勢 pò​zhú​zhī​shì

    势如破竹 / 勢如破竹 shì​rú​pò​zhú

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 破竹之势/破竹之勢 · pò​zhú​zhī​shì · irresistible force — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    破竹之势 / 破竹之勢

    pò​zhú​zhī​shì

    irresistible force

    (idiom) like the force used to smash bamboo; an overwhelming momentum that is impossible to stop, specifically when referring to a military advance or the progress of work

    破竹 (literal) → 破竹 · pò​zhú · irresistible 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 势 (literal) → 势/勢 · shì · power

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

    created sense