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排山压卵 — “Describes a task that is extremely easy to accomplish”

排山压卵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a task that is extremely easy to accomplish”. Requiring minimal or no effort, often implying an overwhelming advantage, like using a mountain to crush an egg. Literally, “To push mountains to crush an egg”.

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排山压卵 Pronunciation and Pinyin

排山压卵 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
排
pái11arrange in rows
山
shān3mountain or hill
压
yā6press down, suppress, control
卵
luǎn7egg or ovum

Example Sentence with 排山压卵

对于经验丰富的他来说,完成这种基础性的项目简直是排山压卵,不费吹灰之力。
For someone with extensive experience, completing this basic project is like pushing mountains to crush an egg, requiring no effort at all.

Idioms Related to 排山压卵

Synonyms of 排山压卵

  • 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dào倒xiá峡overwhelming force and immense power
  • 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 排山压卵

What does 排山压卵 mean?

排山压卵 (pái shān yā luǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a task that is extremely easy to accomplish”.

How do you pronounce 排山压卵?

排山压卵 is pronounced pái shān yā luǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 排山压卵 literally mean?

Literally, 排山压卵 means “to push mountains to crush an egg”. It is used to mean “describes a task that is extremely easy to accomplish”.

What is the Chinese definition of 排山压卵?

比喻事情极容易成功,毫不费力。

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