摧枯拉腐 — “Crush dry and smash rotten”
摧枯拉腐 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to overcome or deal with something effortlessly, as if crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood; to sweep away all resistance with great ease”. Literally, “Crush dry and smash rotten”.
摧枯拉腐 Pronunciation and Pinyin
摧枯拉腐 Character Breakdown
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What does 摧枯拉腐 mean?
摧枯拉腐 (cuī kū lā fǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to overcome or deal with something effortlessly, as if crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood; to sweep away all resistance with great ease”.
How do you pronounce 摧枯拉腐?
摧枯拉腐 is pronounced cuī kū lā fǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 摧枯拉腐 literally mean?
Literally, 摧枯拉腐 means “Crush dry and smash rotten”. It is used to mean “to overcome or deal with something effortlessly, as if crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood; to sweep away all resistance with great ease”.
What is the Chinese definition of 摧枯拉腐?
折断枯树枝烂木头。比喻极容易做到。