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排山倒海 — “With overwhelming force”

排山倒海 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “with overwhelming force”. With tremendous momentum; earth-shattering and sweeping everything before it; mighty and magnificent. Literally, “overturn a mountain and upset the sea”.

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排山倒海 Pronunciation and Pinyin

排山倒海 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
排
pái11arrange in rows
山
shān3mountain or hill
倒
dǎo10fall, pour, invert, reverse
海
hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast

Example Sentence with 排山倒海

观众们的热情排山倒海般涌来,让演唱会气氛达到高潮。
The audience's enthusiasm surged with overwhelming force, bringing the concert atmosphere to a climax.

Idioms Related to 排山倒海

Synonyms of 排山倒海

  • fān翻tiān天fù覆dì地tremendous, fundamental, earth-shattering changes
  • fān翻jiāng江dǎo倒hǎi海overwhelming, stupendous, or earth-shattering 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dào倒xiá峡overwhelming force and immense power
  • 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 排山倒海

What does 排山倒海 mean?

排山倒海 (pái shān dǎo hǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “with overwhelming force”.

How do you pronounce 排山倒海?

排山倒海 is pronounced pái shān dǎo hǎi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 排山倒海 literally mean?

Literally, 排山倒海 means “overturn a mountain and upset the sea”. It is used to mean “with overwhelming force”.

What is the Chinese definition of 排山倒海?

推开高山,翻倒大海。形容力量强盛,声势浩大。

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