指點江山

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Chinese

to point at; to indicate; to give tips
to point at; to indicate; to give tips; to demonstrate; to give advice
 
rivers and mountains; the land; a landscape
rivers and mountains; the land; a landscape; the country; the state power
 
trad. (指點江山) 指點 江山
simp. (指点江山) 指点 江山

Etymology

Coined by Mao Zedong in 1925, in a ci titled Changsha:

指點江山，激揚文字，糞土當年萬戶侯。
指点江山，激扬文字，粪土当年万户侯。
From: 1925, 毛澤東,《沁園春·長沙》, translation based on the Foreign Languages Press version
Zhǐdiǎn jiāngshān, jīyáng wénzì, fèntǔ dāngnián wànhùhóu.
Pointing to our mountains and rivers,
Setting people afire with our words,
We counted the mighty no more than muck.

Pronunciation

Idiom

指點江山

  1. to comment on national affairs
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