pò​zhú

to split bamboo

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

    破竹 pò​zhú

    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

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  • created sense approved 破竹 · pò​zhú · to split bamboo — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    破竹

    pò​zhú

    to split bamboo

    (bound form) to split bamboo

    破 (literal) → 破 · pò · to break 竹 (literal) → 竹 · zhú · bamboo

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  • created sense approved 破竹 · pò​zhú · irresistible — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    破竹

    pò​zhú

    irresistible

    Used to describe a force or momentum that progresses without any resistance; often part of the idiom [[势如破竹|勢如破竹|shi4 ru2 po4 zhu2]]

    破 (literal) → 破 · pò · to break 竹 (literal) → 竹 · zhú · bamboo

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

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