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Open the tool →破竹之势 (pò zhú zhī shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have an irresistible momentum”.
破竹之势 is pronounced pò zhú zhī shì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 破竹之势 means “the momentum of splitting bamboo”. It is used to mean “to have an irresistible momentum”.
比喻节节胜利,毫无阻碍。