喷薄而出 (pēn bó ér chū) — to burst forth with great force (of sunrise, spring water, emotions, creative works, etc.)

Definition

A vivid, literary verb meaning 'to burst forth with great force' — used for the sun rising, emotions, or talents emerging suddenly and powerfully. A four-character set phrase, not used in everyday speech.

verb
to burst forth with great force (of sunrise, spring water, emotions, creative works, etc.)

Examples

  • 喷薄而出，。
    Yì lún hóng rì cóng hǎi miàn shàng pēn bó ér chū, rǎn hóng le bàn biān tiān.
    A red sun burst forth from the sea, dyeing half the sky red.
  • 喷薄而出，。
    Tā de chuàng zuò líng gǎn rú quán shuǐ bān pēn bó ér chū, duǎn duǎn jǐ tiān jiù xiě le yí bù xiǎo shuō.
    His creative inspiration gushed forth like a spring, and he wrote a novel in just a few days.
  • ，喷薄而出，。
    Gǎi gé kāi fàng hòu, gè lèi rén cái pēn bó ér chū, tuī dòng le shè huì de kuài sù fā zhǎn.
    After reform and opening up, all kinds of talents emerged in great numbers, driving the rapid development of society.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 噴; 喷 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
賁
賁bì噴pēn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 噴 pairs 口, mouth, with 賁 for the sound; the simplified 喷 is a later shorthand.

Open 喷 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
溥
溥pǔ薄báo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

薄 combines 艹, a grass part, with 溥 as the sound part.

Open 薄 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 而 is a picture of a beard.

Open 而 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

Open 出 →

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