turn over the sea and river

turn over the sea and river

Churn the sea and turn the river, is a Chinese idiom, the pronunciation is Ji ǎ oh ǎ if ā NJI ā ng, which means to compare the momentum or power. It comes from Jianfu stele by Ma Zhiyuan in Yuan Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: overwhelming

The origin of Idioms

The third fold of Jianfu stele written by Ma Zhiyuan in Yuan Dynasty: "he shakes mountains and Bashan mountains, stirs up the sea and rivers, falls trees and destroys cliffs."

Idiom usage

It's a combination; it's a predicate and an attribute; it's a big voice. example Zhisha makes the soil raise dust, the sunlight is cold, and the clouds change color. (Chapter 77 of the complete biography of Shuoyue by Qian Cai in Qing Dynasty) Chapter 48 of the romance of Fengshen: "flying dust sows the earth, showing off the heroism, stirring the sea, turning the river and falling the mountains.". 」