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投鞭断流
投鞭斷流
tóubiānduànliú
1. arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army

Character Breakdown

投
tóu
to pitch, to throw; to bid, to invest
HSK 5 7 丶
鞭
biān
whip; to lash, to flog
HSK 5 18 丶
断
duàn
to sever, to cut off, to interrupt
HSK 4 11 丶
流
liú
to flow, to drift, to circulate; class
HSK 4 10 丶

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