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
make do with whatever is available - yīn lòu jiù jiǎn
get rid of or get away form duties , pressure , etc. - bù kě kāi jiāo
conceal oneself by day and march by night - zhòu fú yè dòng