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.
drill rock and dig earth
Strike the bell and eat the tripod - jī zhōng dǐng shí
not swayed by personal considerations - bù xún sī qíng
The earth is divided into two parts - liè tǔ fēn máo