涨啮城郭 — “Floodwaters rising and eroding city walls”
涨啮城郭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Floodwaters rising and eroding city walls”. To be inundated and threatened by rising waters. Literally, “Rising waters gnaw city walls”.
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涨啮城郭 Pronunciation and Pinyin
涨啮城郭 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 涨啮城郭
连续几天的暴雨使得河水暴涨，大有涨啮城郭之势
Heavy rains for several consecutive days caused the river to swell dramatically, threatening to erode the city's defenses.
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What does 涨啮城郭 mean?
涨啮城郭 (zhǎng niè chéng guō) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Floodwaters rising and eroding city walls”.
How do you pronounce 涨啮城郭?
涨啮城郭 is pronounced zhǎng niè chéng guō in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 涨啮城郭 literally mean?
Literally, 涨啮城郭 means “Rising waters gnaw city walls”. It is used to mean “Floodwaters rising and eroding city walls”.
What is the Chinese definition of 涨啮城郭?
涨：涨水；啮：咬；城：内城的墙；郭：外城的墙。指洪水上涨，冲击城墙