created sense approved 移山填海 · yíshāntiánhǎi · to remove mountains and fill seas — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
移山填海
yíshāntiánhǎi
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
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created sense approved 移山填海 · yíshāntiánhǎi · to overcome immense difficulty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
移山填海
yíshāntiánhǎi
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