破 竹 建 瓴

pò zhú jiàn língdictionary entry

lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force

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Original source entry:

破竹建瓴 破竹建瓴 [po4 zhu2 jian4 ling2] /lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force/

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