勢如破竹

勢如破竹

See also: 势如破竹

Chinese

		power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence	as (if); such as	to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out	bamboo
trad. (勢如破竹)		勢	如	破	竹
simp. (势如破竹)		势	如	破	竹
Literally: “like splitting bamboo”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìrúpòzhú

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄓㄨˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shìrúpòzhú
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄓㄨˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhrupohjwu
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

Idiom

勢如破竹

1. like a hot knife cutting through butter; with irresistible force