tài泰shān山yā压luǎn卵
To describe a situation where a powerful and overwhelming force easily defeats or crushes a much weaker or insignificant opponent, much like Mount Tai crushing an egg.
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Ancient
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During the tumultuous War of the Eight Princes in the Jin Dynasty, a general named Sun Hui was involved in various campaigns. At one point, when the influential Prince Sima Yue mobilized his powerful forces to support the imperial family, Sun Hui wrote a letter to him. In this letter, Sun Hui expressed his firm belief that Sima Yue's army would achieve an undisputed victory, describing it as 'Mount Tai crushing an egg' ", thus indicating an inevitable and absolute triumph.