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十夫桡椎

十夫桡椎 — “Ten men bending a ramrod”

十夫桡椎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the collective strength of many people is capable of overcoming great difficulties or fundamentally altering a situation”. Literally, “Ten men bending a ramrod”.

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十夫桡椎 Pronunciation and Pinyin

十夫桡椎 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
十
shí2the number ten
夫
fū4man, husband, or classical particle
桡
ráo10forearm bone or oar
椎
zhuī12vertebra, hammer, strike

Example Sentence with 十夫桡椎

只要大家齐心协力,即使是看似不可能完成的任务,也能做到十夫桡椎,顺利完成。
As long as everyone works together, even a seemingly impossible task can be accomplished through the collective power of ten men bending a ramrod, and be successfully completed.

Idioms Related to 十夫桡椎

Synonyms of 十夫桡椎

  • shí十fū夫róu楺zhuī椎Many hands make light work

More idioms starting with 十

  • shí十wàn万bā八qiān千lǐ里extremely far apart
  • shí十wàn万huǒ火jí急extremely urgent
  • shí十wàn万huǒ火sù速with extreme urgency and speed
  • shí十bù不dāng当yī一ten people are not worth one
  • shí十shì世dān单chuán传sole male heir for ten generations
  • shí十zhī之bā八jiǔ九most likely
  • shí十èr二wàn万fēn分extremely; to the utmost degree
  • shí十èr二dào道jīn金pái牌a series of urgent imperial decrees
  • shí十èr二jīn金pái牌A series of urgent imperial edicts
  • shí十èr二jīn金chāi钗a group of beautiful women
  • shí十wǔ五gè个diào吊tǒng桶dǎ打shuǐ水,,qī七shàng上bā八xià下extremely nervous and agitated
  • shí十wǔ五gè个diào吊tǒng桶dǎ打shuǐ水,,qī七shàng上bā八luò落agitated and anxious

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Questions about 十夫桡椎

What does 十夫桡椎 mean?

十夫桡椎 (shí fū ráo zhuī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the collective strength of many people is capable of overcoming great difficulties or fundamentally altering a situation”.

How do you pronounce 十夫桡椎?

十夫桡椎 is pronounced shí fū ráo zhuī in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 十夫桡椎 literally mean?

Literally, 十夫桡椎 means “Ten men bending a ramrod”. It is used to mean “the collective strength of many people is capable of overcoming great difficulties or fundamentally altering a situation”.

What is the Chinese definition of 十夫桡椎?

比喻人多力大,足以改变原状。同“十夫楺椎”。

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