所向披靡

Mandarin · pinyin suǒ xiàng pī mǐ

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  1. (idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible
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所
suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
向
xiàng · toward, direction, trend
披
pī · wear; split; crack
靡
mí · divide, disperse, scatter
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3–4–1–3 · suo3 xiang4 pi1 mi3

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so2 hoeng3 pei1 mei5

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