破竹建瓴

Traditional form:

破竹建瓴

Pinyin (reading):

pòzhújiànlíng

Definitions:

• lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force

Characters:

• 破 - to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy
• 竹 - bamboo; flute
• 建 - to build, to erect; to establish, to found
• 瓴 - Roman roof tiles; a long-necked jar

Traditional characters:

• 破 - to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy
• 竹 - bamboo; flute
• 建 - to build, to erect; to establish, to found
• 瓴 - Roman roof tiles; a long-necked jar