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移山倒海

Mandarin · pinyin yí shān dǎo hǎi

Meanings

  1. lit. to move mountains and drain seas
  2. to transform nature
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移
yí · change place, shift; move about
山
shān · mountain, hill, peak
倒
dào · fall over; lie down; take turns
海
hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
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2–1–3–3 · yi2 shan1 dao3 hai3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ji4 saan1 dou2 hoi2

Cantonese word readings for 移山倒海. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ji4 saan1 dou2 hoi2

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phrase

  1. (literally) to move mountains and drain seas
  2. (figurative) to be extraordinarily capable

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