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排山倒峡 — “To describe an overwhelming force or momentum”

排山倒峡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe an overwhelming force or momentum”. Immense power and grand scale, as if capable of pushing aside mountains and overturning valleys. Literally, “Push aside mountains and overturn valleys”.

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排山倒峡 Pronunciation and Pinyin

排山倒峡 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
排
pái11arrange in rows
山
shān3mountain or hill
倒
dào10fall, pour, invert, reverse
峡
xiá9narrow passage between mountains

Example Sentence with 排山倒峡

暴雨过后,山洪暴发,水流排山倒峡般冲下,令人惊叹不已。
After the heavy rain, the mountain torrents erupted, and the water rushed down with an overwhelming force, astonishing everyone.

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Synonyms of 排山倒峡

  • pái排shān山dǎo倒hǎi海overwhelming force

More idioms starting with 排

  • pái排bīng兵bù布zhèn阵deploy troops and arrange formations
  • pái排ào奡zòng纵héng横vigorous and unrestrained artistic style
  • pái排shān山yā压luǎn卵extremely easy to accomplish
  • pái排yōu忧jiě解nàn难remove worries and solve difficulties
  • pái排huàn患jiě解fēn纷eliminate difficulties and resolve disputes
  • pái排chóu愁pò破tì涕dispel sorrow, stop tears
  • pái排chì斥yì异jǐ己exclude those who differ
  • pái排shā沙jiǎn简jīn金sift sand, select gold
  • pái排shā沙jiàn见jīn金sift through to find the best
  • pái排kāng糠zhàng障fēng风to act counterproductively
  • pái排chú除wàn万nán难overcome all difficulties

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Questions about 排山倒峡

What does 排山倒峡 mean?

排山倒峡 (pái shān dào xiá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe an overwhelming force or momentum”.

How do you pronounce 排山倒峡?

排山倒峡 is pronounced pái shān dào xiá in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 排山倒峡 literally mean?

Literally, 排山倒峡 means “Push aside mountains and overturn valleys”. It is used to mean “to describe an overwhelming force or momentum”.

What is the Chinese definition of 排山倒峡?

排:排开;倒:翻倒。推开山岳,翻倒山峡。形容水势猛,力量强盛,声势浩大

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