擲地有聲

Chinese

toss
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds)
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
 
trad. (擲地有聲) 擲 地 有 聲
simp. (掷地有声) 掷 地 有 声
Literally: “to make a (loud) sound when thrown to the ground”.

Etymology

From Shishuo Xinyu:

孫興公作《天台賦》成，以示范榮期，云：「卿試擲地，要作金石聲。」 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
孙兴公作《天台赋》成，以示范荣期，云：「卿试掷地，要作金石声。」 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
From: Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5th century CE
Sūn Xīnggōng zuò “Tiāntāifù” chéng, yǐ shì Fàn Róngqī, yún: “Qīng shì zhì dì, yào zuò jīnshí shēng.” [Pinyin]
When Sun Chuo had finished writing his Rhapsody on Roaming in Mount Tiantai, he showed it to Fan Qi and said, ‘Try throwing it on the ground; it will surely resound like metal bells and stone chimes.’

Pronunciation

Idiom

擲地有聲

  1. (of a speech, prose, etc) powerful and rousing

Synonyms

  • 擲地金聲／掷地金声
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