Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「拔地搖山」.
Today’s idiom is 「拔地搖山」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
It turns over the earth and shakes the mountains. Used to describe a great momentum.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bá dì yáo shān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bat6 dei6/dei2 yiu4 saan1
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.

