overwhelming pressure; crushing burden
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
like Mount Tai pressing down; overwhelming pressure that is hard to bear
literaryOften used to describe sudden, intense pressure or crisis. The phrase '泰山压顶不弯腰' (not bending even under Mount Tai's weight) describes unyielding resilience.
Tài泰
Shān山
yā压
dǐng顶
bù不
wān弯
yāo腰
。
One does not bend even when Mount Tai presses down—showing unyielding resilience under extreme pressure.
Miàn面
duì对
Tài泰
Shān山
yā压
dǐng顶
bān般
de的
yā压
lì力
，
tā他
yī依
rán然
bǎo保
chí持
zhèn镇
dìng定
。
Facing overwhelming pressure like Mount Tai pressing down, he remained calm and composed.
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Dí敌
jūn军
yǐ以
Tài泰
Shān山
yā压
dǐng顶
zhī之
shì势
fā发
qǐ起
jìn进
gōng攻
。
The enemy launched an attack with the momentum of Mount Tai crushing down.