drill rock and dig earth(kòu shí kěn rǎng)

drill rock and dig earth

Percussion is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is k ò ush í K ě NR ǎ ng, which means to dig soil by percussion. From Liezi Tang Wen.

Idiom explanation

Percussion: chisel; reclamation: reclaim.

The origin of Idioms

"Liezi · Tangwen" says: "then he led his son and grandson to carry the burden of the Sanfu, to knock on the rocks and reclaim the soil, and to transport them to the end of the Bohai Sea."

Idiom usage

To break the ground to start construction.

Chinese PinYin : kòu shí kěn rǎng