The river overturns the sea(jiāng fān hǎi dǎo)

The river overturns the sea

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Ji ā NGF ā NH ǎ ID ǎ o, which means that the river is boiling over the sea. It is used to describe the great potential of water. It is often used to describe the strength or momentum of power. From the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

A tiger in a deep forest falls over the river and the sea in an instant; a bee in a village falls over the river and the smoke flies in an instant.

Analysis of Idioms

A synonym: overturning the sea

The origin of Idioms

The twelfth chapter of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty: "the golden drums sing together, and the sound of shouting is like the river boiling over the sea."

Idiom explanation

The river is boiling. It describes the great potential of the water. It is often used as a metaphor for strength or momentum.

Chinese PinYin : jiāng fān hǎi dǎo