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掷地有声

zhì dì yǒu shēngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom) / fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating / to have substance
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-27cdd1a9a1c09c41. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

擲地有聲 掷地有声 [zhi4 di4 you3 sheng1] /lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom)/fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating/to have substance/

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Other forms in these source records: 擲地有聲

  • 掷
    zhì

    to toss / to throw dice / Taiwan pr. [zhí]

  • 地
    de

    -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

    dì

    earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[piàn]

  • 有
    yǒu

    to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)

  • 声
    shēng

    sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.