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be like crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood; devastate

cuī kū lā xiǔ

摧 枯 拉 朽

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slmetabe like crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood; devastate
- shì bīng yǐ cuī kū lā xiǔ zhī shì zhàn lǐng le zhè zuò chéng zhèn
  士兵以摧枯拉朽之势占领了这座城镇。
  Soldiers seized the town in a devastating display of military muscle.
synonym
bù kān yī jī不堪一击 cuī kū zhé fǔ摧枯折腐 lá kū shé xiǔ拉枯折朽
antonym
jiān bù kě cuī坚不可摧

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