yí​shān​tián​hǎi

to remove mountains and fill seas

  • created sense approved 移山填海 · yí​shān​tián​hǎi · to remove mountains and fill seas — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    移山填海

    yí​shān​tián​hǎi

    to remove mountains and fill seas

    To move mountains and fill the sea; used to describe a task of massive scale, the use of supernatural powers, or immense determination to reshape nature

    移 (literal) → 移 · yí · to move 山 (literal) → 山 · shān · mountain 填 (literal) → 填 · tián · to fill in 海 (literal) → 海 · hǎi · sea

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 移山填海 · yí​shān​tián​hǎi · to overcome immense difficulty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    移山填海

    yí​shān​tián​hǎi

    to overcome immense difficulty

    Metaphor for experiencing extreme hardship or facing immense difficulties

    移 (literal) → 移 · yí · to move 山 (literal) → 山 · shān · mountain 填 (literal) → 填 · tián · to fill in 海 (literal) → 海 · hǎi · sea

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

    created sense