Idioms describing people with power

Tiger's back and bear's waist, strong and unrivaled, capable of lifting mountains and carrying cauldrons, and powerful in martial arts

1. Tiger's back and bear's waist [hǔ bèi xióng yāo]

Explanation: The back is as broad as a tiger, and the waist is as strong as a bear. Describes a person who is tall and strong.

From: "Flying Knives and Arrows" by Anonymous Yuan: "This guy is actually a good guy, a dog carries a donkey's waist, oh, he's a tiger's back and a bear's waist."

Translation: This guy is actually a good guy. A good man, a donkey with a dog's back and a waist, oh, this is a tiger with a bear's waist

2. Strong [ shēn qiáng lì zhuàng ]

Explanation: Describes a strong and powerful body.

From: Chapter 21 of "Journey to the West" by Wu Chengen of the Ming Dynasty: "It all depends on the quick hands and quick eyes, and you must be strong."

3. Unparalleled Mountains [ bá shān gài shì ]

Explanation: Unparalleled: surpassing all the people in the world, number one in the world. The power can pull up mountains, describing the strength and bravery, which is extremely contemporary.

From: Ming Dynasty Zhang Dai's "Recruiting for the Construction of a Masterless Ancestral Hall": "He is a hero through the ages; his descendants have perished; if he is not sacrificed by the lonely soul of Yue County, he is an unparalleled hero; he is almost the ghost of Ku'ao ”

Translation: The hero of the ages; the descendants fell; it is not the sacrifice of the lonely soul of Yue County; it is the hero who rises above the mountains; it is almost the ghost of Ku Ao.

4. Pull up the mountain and carry the tripod [ bá shān gāng dǐng ]

Explanation: carry: raise both hands. Pull up the mountains and lift the heavy cauldron. Describes great strength.

From: Volume 2 of Shao Yong of the Song Dynasty's "Preface to the Emperor's Classics of the World": "The ancestors of Han entered the pass and defeated the Qin Dynasty, and the king of the Queen of Chu lifted the mountain and carried the cauldron; his strength was extraordinary."

Translation: The emperor of the Han Dynasty entered the pass and defeated the Qin State, and the queen king of the Chu State pulled up the mountain and carried the cauldron; his strength was extraordinary

5. Kong Wu was powerful [ kǒng wǔ yǒu lì ]

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Explanation: Kong: Very, very. Describes a person who is very powerful.

From: "The Book of Songs·Zheng Feng·Lao Qiu" compiled by Confucius of Zhou Dynasty: "Lao Qiu is decorated with leopards, Kong Wu is powerful, and his son is the commander of the state."

Translation: Lao Qiu Decorated by Qiu Bao, Kong Wu is powerful, that person from afar, the country’s director