排山倒海

pái shān dǎo hǎi

Dictionary entry

lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering

What does 排山倒海 mean?

排山倒海 (pái shān dǎo hǎi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering

2fig. gigantic

3of spectacular significance

Character breakdown

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排páito arrange in order; to line up · to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge 山Shānsurname Shan 倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt 海Hǎisurname Hai

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排山倒海

pái shān dǎo hǎi

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