挟泰山以超北海

挾泰山以超北海
xié Tàishānyǐchāo Běihǎi
  1. (figuratively) to do something impossible; to be a mere fantasy
  2. to do something impossible; to be a mere fantasy

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 挟 jiā old variant of 夹 jiā
=1 挟 xié
  1. (bound form) to clasp under the arm
  2. (bound form) to coerce
  3. (bound form) to harbor (resentment etc)
  4. Taiwan pr. xiá
=2 泰山 Tài Shān Mt Tai in Shandong, eastern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五岳 Wǔyuè
=2 泰山 Tàishān
  1. Tarzan (fictional character reared by apes in the jungle)
  2. Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市 Xīnběishì, Taiwan
=3 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=3 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=3 以 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 以色列 Yǐsèliè
=3 以 yǐ
  1. to use
  2. by means of
  3. according to
  4. in order to
  5. because of
  6. at (a certain date or place)
4 超 chāo
  1. to exceed
  2. to overtake
  3. to surpass
  4. to transcend
  5. to pass
  6. to cross
  7. ultra-
  8. super-
=5 北海 Běi Hǎi
  1. North Sea (in Europe)
  2. historical name for several bodies of water, including Lake Baikal 贝加尔湖 Bèijiāěr Hú, Russia
=5 北海 Běihǎi
  1. see 北海公园 Běihǎi Gōngyuán
  2. see 北海市 Běihǎi Shì