巴山越岭 (巴山越嶺)
bā shān yuè lǐng
Pinyin
Definition
巴山越岭 (巴山越嶺)
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- to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain
- good at climbing mountains
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一山不容二虎
- 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
- 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
- 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
不识泰山
- 1 can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不显山不露水
- 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
他山之石可以攻玉
- 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
- 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
兵败如山倒
- 1 troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse