力挽狂澜 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to pull strongly against a crazy tide ; fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis

Character by character

• 力lìstrength, power; capability, influence
• 挽wǎnto pull, to lead; to pull back, to draw a bow
• 狂kuánginsane, mad; violent; wild
• 澜lánoverflowing; ripples, waves

Idioms sharing a character

• 不自量力 bù zì liàng lì
• 不遗余力 bù yí yú lì
• 全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù
• 力不胜任 lì bù shèng rèn
• 力不从心 lì bù cóng xīn
• 力所能及 lì suǒ néng jí
• 力排众议 lì pái zhòng yì
• 力争上游 lì zhēng shàng yóu
• 力尽神危 lì jìn shén wēi
• 勉力而为 miǎn lì ér wéi

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