乌蒙磅礴走泥丸

烏蒙磅礴走泥丸

wūméngpángbózǒuníwán

phrase

Meanings

1 the mighty Wumeng range rolls past like mud pellets
2 Mao Zedong's Long March line — even vast mountains seem trivial to the marching Red Army

Characters

black / crow (here placename)

vast (in 磅礴)

imposing (in 磅礴)

run / roll past

Examples

讲长征的课，老师一提"乌蒙磅礴走泥丸"，学生就能背出下一句。

Jiǎng Chángzhēng de kè, lǎoshī yī tí "Wūméng pángbó zǒu níwán", xuéshēng jiù néng bèi chū xià yī jù.

In the Long March lesson, the moment the teacher mentions 'the mighty Wumeng rolls past like mud pellets,' students can recite the next line.

登顶之后回望群山，真有"乌蒙磅礴走泥丸"的豪情。

Dēngdǐng zhīhòu huíwàng qún shān, zhēn yǒu "Wūméng pángbó zǒu níwán" de háoqíng.

Looking back at the peaks from the summit, you really feel the swagger of 'the mighty Wumeng rolls past like mud pellets.'

Tips

history

From 《七律·长征》 by 毛泽东 (Mao Zedong, 1935): '五岭逶迤腾细浪，乌蒙磅礴走泥丸。' 乌蒙 = Wumeng range straddling Yunnan/Guizhou, crossed by the Red Army. The hyperbole shrinks towering ranges into rolling mud pellets.

usage

磅礴 (pángbó) = vast / majestic — not a weight unit. 泥丸 = small mud ball, here metaphorical.

Stroke Order

乌 wū

蒙 méng

磅 bàng

礴 bó

走 zǒu

泥 ní

丸 wán