a big army

a big army

It's a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ó UBI à NDU à NLI ú, which means that if you throw all the horse whips into the river, you can cut off the current; it describes that there are many soldiers and the army is powerful. It comes from Fu Jian Zai Ji, the book of Jin.

interpretation

Throw all the whips into the river to cut off the current. It refers to a large number of people and powerful forces.

source

In Fu Jian Zai Ji, the book of Jin, it is said that "with all my travels, I cast my whip on the river and cut off its flow."

example sentence

The people's Liberation Army leaped over the natural danger of the Yangtze River.

grammar

The soldiers are powerful.

Idiom story

In the early years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the power of the former Qin Dynasty became more and more powerful. Fu Jian wanted to destroy the Eastern Jin Dynasty and unify the whole country after he ascended the throne. He listened to the opinions of the ministers on the issue of personal expedition at the court meeting. Zhu Tong, the Secretary Supervisor, firmly supported the attack, while Zuo pushe said that Jin had the natural danger of the Yangtze River and could not attack. Fu Jian said that if we throw a horsewhip into the Yangtze River, we can cut off the flow of the Yangtze River.