大显神通 — “To fully display one's extraordinary skills or prowess”
大显神通 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fully display one's extraordinary skills or prowess”. To give full play to one's exceptional abilities. Literally, “greatly display divine powers”.
大显神通 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 大dà
- 显xiǎn
- 神shén
- 通tōng
大显神通 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 大显神通
Origin and Story of 大显神通
In Yuhua County of Tianzhu Kingdom, Sun Wukong and his two companions, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, had their weapons stolen during the night.
Sun Wukong investigated everywhere and encountered two wolf-head demons from Tiger Mouth Cave on Leopard Head Mountain. They were on their way to the market to purchase pigs and sheep, as their king had acquired the three weapons the previous night and was preparing a 'Nail-Rake Feast.'
Sun Wukong immobilized the two minor demons, seized their silver and waist tokens, and returned. After discussion, Sun Wukong and his companions decided to turn the tables.
The three bid farewell to their master and outside the city, they fully displayed their extraordinary powers: Bajie and Wukong recited incantations, instantly transforming themselves to look exactly like the two wolf-head demons, and wore the waist tokens. Sha Wujing disguised himself as a merchant selling pigs and sheep. Together, they herded seven or eight pigs and four or five sheep along the main road, heading directly towards Tiger Mouth Cave.
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Synonyms of 大显神通
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- dà大zhōng中zhì至zhèng正utterly fair and impartial
- dà大jǔ举jìn进gōng攻launch a large-scale attack
- dà大yì义lǐn凛rán然awe-inspiring righteousness
- dà大yì义miè灭qīn亲uphold justice over family loyalty
- dà大shū书tè特shū书write about with great emphasis
- dà大shì事bù不hú糊tú涂clear-headed in important affairs
- dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小reduce a major problem to a minor one
- dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小，，xiǎo小shì事huà化wú无reduce big problems to nothing
- dà大shì事qù去yǐ矣Major matters are beyond recovery
- dà大shì事wán完bì毕major tasks completed
- dà大shì事yǐ已rán然The major event is already done
- dà大shì事pū铺zhāng张make an extravagant display for big events
Questions about 大显神通
- What does 大显神通 mean?
- 大显神通 (dà xiǎn shén tōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fully display one's extraordinary skills or prowess”.
- How do you pronounce 大显神通?
- 大显神通 is pronounced dà xiǎn shén tōng in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 大显神通 literally mean?
- Literally, 大显神通 means “greatly display divine powers”. It is used to mean “to fully display one's extraordinary skills or prowess”.
- Where does 大显神通 come from?
- 大显神通 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 大显神通?
- 神通：原为佛家语，指无所不能的力量。后指特别高超的本领。形容充分显示出高明的本领。