拔山扛鼎 — “To possess immense physical strength”
拔山扛鼎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to possess immense physical strength”. Capable of uprooting mountains and lifting heavy cauldrons. Literally, “Uproot mountains and lift heavy cauldrons”.
拔山扛鼎 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 拔山扛鼎
At the end of the Qin Dynasty, when Xiang Yu was young, he disliked reading and writing. His uncle, Xiang Liang, then taught him swordsmanship. Xiang Yu, however, expressed a desire to learn skills to contend with ten thousand men.
Xiang Liang then taught him military strategies, but he was not willing to study them seriously. Despite this, he possessed immense physical strength, capable of lifting cauldrons weighing several hundred catties.
He contended for supremacy with Liu Bang for eight years, eventually being forced to commit suicide by the Wujiang River at Gaixia, lamenting with the words, "My strength could uproot mountains, my spirit dominate the world!"
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Open the tool →Questions about 拔山扛鼎
What does 拔山扛鼎 mean?
拔山扛鼎 (bá shān gāng dǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to possess immense physical strength”.
How do you pronounce 拔山扛鼎?
拔山扛鼎 is pronounced bá shān gāng dǐng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 拔山扛鼎 literally mean?
Literally, 拔山扛鼎 means “Uproot mountains and lift heavy cauldrons”. It is used to mean “to possess immense physical strength”.
Where does 拔山扛鼎 come from?
拔山扛鼎 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 拔山扛鼎?
扛：双手举起。拔起大山，举起重鼎。形容力气很大。