拉枯折朽 — “To sweep away the withered and rotten”
拉枯折朽 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sweep away the withered and rotten”. To overcome with overwhelming force or ease, like tearing down dead branches. Literally, “pull withered, break rotten”.
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拉枯折朽 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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面对如此巨大的工程量，项目团队却像拉枯折朽一般，高效地完成了各项任务。
Facing such a massive workload, the project team efficiently completed all tasks with overwhelming ease, as if sweeping away withered and rotten things.
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More idioms starting with 拉
- lā拉sān三chě扯sì四drag in irrelevant people or matters
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- lā拉dōng东bǔ补xī西borrow from Peter to pay Paul
- lā拉rén人xià下shuǐ水involve someone in a wrongful act
- lā拉dà大qí旗zuò作hǔ虎pí皮invoke powerful name to deceive
- lā拉jiā家dài带kǒu口supporting a large family
- lā拉bāng帮jié结huǒ伙form cliques for selfish purposes
- lā拉bāng帮jié结pài派form cliques or factions
- lā拉lā拉chě扯chě扯pulling and tugging
- lā拉lā拉zá杂zá杂disorderly, disorganized, messy, and jumbled
- lā拉bǎi捭cuī摧cáng藏crush and injure
- lā拉xiǔ朽cuī摧kū枯destroy something weak with overwhelming force
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What does 拉枯折朽 mean?
拉枯折朽 (lā kū shé xiǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sweep away the withered and rotten”.
How do you pronounce 拉枯折朽?
拉枯折朽 is pronounced lā kū shé xiǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 拉枯折朽 literally mean?
Literally, 拉枯折朽 means “pull withered, break rotten”. It is used to mean “to sweep away the withered and rotten”.
What is the Chinese definition of 拉枯折朽?
摧折枯朽的草木。形容轻而易举。也比喻摧毁腐朽势力的强大气势。同“摧枯拉朽”。