破竹建瓴
pò​zhú​jiàn​líng

irresistible force

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

    破竹建瓴 pò​zhú​jiàn​líng

    势如破竹 / 勢如破竹 shì​rú​pò​zhú

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  • created reference approved 破竹建瓴 → 高屋建瓴 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    破竹建瓴 pò​zhú​jiàn​líng

    高屋建瓴 gāo​wū​jiàn​líng

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  • created sense approved 破竹建瓴 · pò​zhú​jiàn​líng · irresistible force — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    破竹建瓴

    pò​zhú​jiàn​líng

    irresistible force

    (idiom) describes a situation that is progressing smoothly and without resistance; literally "smash bamboo and overturn a water jug"

    破竹 (literal) → 破竹 · pò​zhú · to split bamboo 建 (literal) → 建 · jiàn · to establish 瓴 (literal) → 瓴 · líng · water jar

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

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