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江翻海沸 — “To describe a tremendous surge of water”

江翻海沸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a tremendous surge of water”. Often used metaphorically to depict a powerful force, grand momentum, or an overwhelming and tumultuous situation. Literally, “rivers overturn, seas boil”.

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江翻海沸 Pronunciation and Pinyin

江翻海沸 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
江
jiāng6large river, Yangtze River
翻
fān18turn over, double, cross
海
hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast
沸
fèi8boil, effervesce, agitated

Example Sentence with 江翻海沸

音乐会开始时,观众席上掌声雷动,犹如江翻海沸一般
At the beginning of the concert, the thunderous applause from the audience was like rivers overturning and seas boiling.

Idioms Related to 江翻海沸

Synonyms of 江翻海沸

  • jiāng江fān翻hǎi海rǎo扰overwhelming turbulent force
  • jiāng江fān翻hǎi海jiǎo搅rivers overturning and seas churning

More idioms starting with 江

  • jiāng江dōng东fù父lǎo老Elders or people of one's hometown
  • jiāng江dōng东dú独bù步Unrivaled in the Jiangdong region
  • jiāng江yún云wèi渭shù树deep feelings of parting and longing
  • jiāng江nán南hǎi海běi北far and wide
  • jiāng江tiān天yī一sè色river and sky merge into one color
  • jiāng江shān山bù不lǎo老May your life be as eternal as mountains and rivers
  • jiāng江shān山zhī之yì异drastic transformation of a landscape or territory
  • jiāng江shān山zhī之hèn恨Sorrow over lost homeland
  • jiāng江shān山bàn半bì壁a significant portion of a territory
  • jiāng江shān山kě可gǎi改,,běn本xìng性nán难yí移Nature is hard to change
  • jiāng江shān山hǎo好gǎi改,,běn本xìng性nán难yí移It's hard to change one's nature
  • jiāng江shān山hǎo好gǎi改,,bǐng秉xìng性nán难yí移Old habits die hard

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What does 江翻海沸 mean?

江翻海沸 (jiāng fān hǎi fèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a tremendous surge of water”.

How do you pronounce 江翻海沸?

江翻海沸 is pronounced jiāng fān hǎi fèi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 江翻海沸 literally mean?

Literally, 江翻海沸 means “rivers overturn, seas boil”. It is used to mean “to describe a tremendous surge of water”.

What is the Chinese definition of 江翻海沸?

形容水势浩大。多用以比喻力量或声势壮大。

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