叱石成羊 — “To perform a miracle”

叱石成羊 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to perform a miracle”. To achieve an extraordinary or seemingly impossible feat through supernatural power or a magical command, often implying a transformative power. Literally, “Shout at stones and they become sheep”.

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叱石成羊 Pronunciation and Pinyin

叱石成羊 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
叱	chì	5	reprimand loudly
石	shí	5	Rock, stone
成	chéng	7	to become or succeed
羊	yáng	6	sheep or goat

Example Sentence with 叱石成羊

这位艺术家凭借其非凡的想象力，将废弃材料重新塑造成令人惊叹的艺术品，简直有叱石成羊的本事。

With his extraordinary imagination, the artist transformed discarded materials into astonishing artworks, almost possessing the power to turn stones into sheep.

Origin and Story of 叱石成羊

Legend has it that when Huang Chuping was 14 years old, he went to the mountains to herd sheep. There, he met a Taoist priest who took him to a stone house on Jinhua Mountain and imparted some miraculous skills to him.

Forty years passed in the blink of an eye. His elder brother, Huang Chuqi, came looking for him and asked where his sheep had gone.

Huang Chuping replied that they were on East Mountain. When his brother looked, he saw only stones. Huang Chuping then gave a shout at the stones, and instantly tens of thousands of sheep appeared.