破竹建瓴

Mandarin · pinyin pò zhú jiàn líng

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  1. lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
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破
pò · break, ruin, destroy; rout
竹
zhú · bamboo; flute; Kangxi radical 118
建
jiàn · build, establish, erect, found
瓴
líng · concave channels of tiling a long-necked jar
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4–2–4–2 · po4 zhu2 jian4 ling2

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po3 zuk1 gin3 ling4

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