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Open the tool →排山倒海 (pái shān dǎo hǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “with overwhelming force”.
排山倒海 is pronounced pái shān dǎo hǎi in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 排山倒海 means “overturn a mountain and upset the sea”. It is used to mean “with overwhelming force”.
推开高山,翻倒大海。形容力量强盛,声势浩大。