The sea is boiling over the river
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h ǎ if è IH é f ā n, which means great momentum or power. It comes from the palace of eternal life · Hewei by Hong Sheng in Qing Dynasty.
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A metaphor for great momentum or power
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Hongsheng's "Hall of eternal life · encirclement" in Qing Dynasty: "it's just like the sea boiling and the river turning when the thunder and lightning turn."
Discrimination of words
usage: used as predicate, attribute and object; used in figurative sentences. degree of common use: general emotional color: commendatory words; synonyms: Sea boiling, sea boiling, river boiling; idiom structure: combined type; generation time: Modern Times
The sea is boiling over the river
A hundred tricks make a poor man - bǎi qiǎo chéng qióng
engage in malpractices for selfish ends - yíng sī wǔ bì
the flood of ideas now rising now falling - sī cháo qǐ fú