移山倒海

yí shān dǎo hǎi

Dictionary entry

lit. to move mountains and drain seas

What does 移山倒海 mean?

移山倒海 (yí shān dǎo hǎi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to move mountains and drain seas

2to transform nature

Character breakdown

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移yíto move · to shift 山Shānsurname Shan 倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt 海Hǎisurname Hai

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移山倒海

yí shān dǎo hǎi

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