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Chinese
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high; tall
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house; room
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to establish; to found; to set up to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct |
concave channels of tiling
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| trad. (高屋建瓴)
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高
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屋
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建
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瓴
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| simp. #(高屋建瓴)
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高
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屋
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建
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瓴
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| anagram
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建瓴高屋
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| Literally: “to pour water off a steep roof”.
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Etymology
From 《史記·高祖本紀》 (Records of the Grand Historian: Annals of Gaozu).
Pronunciation
Idiom
高屋建瓴
- to sweep down irresistibly from a commanding height; to operate from a strategically advantageous position
Synonyms
- 建瓴高屋 (jiànlínggāowū)
- 屋上建瓴 (wūshàngjiànlíng)