The sea is boiling

The sea is boiling

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h ǎ if è IB ō f ā n, which means great momentum or power. It comes from Jin Ping Mei CI Hua.

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, attributive, or adverbial; used in figurative sentences

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: Sea boiling and river tumbling, sea boiling and river tumbling

The origin of Idioms

"Jin Ping Mei CI Hua" the seventh chapter: "people shout, the sea boils, the horse shouts, the mountain collapses."

Idiom explanation

A metaphor for great momentum or power. It is the same as "the sea boils over the river".