remove mountains and drain seas
Moving mountains and crossing the sea, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y í sh à Nku à h à I, which means moving mountains and crossing the sea; it means great power. From "Wen Xin Diao Long · Zhuzi".
The origin of Idioms
In the Southern Dynasty, Liang and Liu Xie's Wen Xin Diao Long Zhuzi said, "Liezi talks about moving mountains and seas, while Huainan talks about turning heaven and earth."
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in writing.
Chinese PinYin : yí shān kuà hǎi
remove mountains and drain seas
one 's mind concealed more knowledge than could have been contained in five cartloads of books. xué fù wǔ chē
The dove catches the magpie's nest. jiū duó què cháo
become intimate at the first meeting. qīng gài rú gù
The rest of the chicken and the porpoise. jī tún zhī xī