直捣黄龙

Traditional: 直搗黃龍

zhí dǎo Huáng Lóng

Dictionary entry

lit. to directly attack Huanglong

What does 直捣黄龙 mean?

直捣黄龙 (zhí dǎo Huáng Lóng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to directly attack Huanglong

2fig. to directly combat the root of a problem

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直Zhísurname Zhi · Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God 捣dǎoto pound · to beat 黄Huángsurname Huang or Hwang 龙Lóngsurname Long

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How to pronounce 直捣黄龙

直捣黄龙

zhí dǎo Huáng Lóng

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