指點江山

Chinese

to point at; to indicate; to give tips
to point at; to indicate; to give tips; to demonstrate; to give advice
 
rivers and mountains; the land; a landscape
rivers and mountains; the land; a landscape; the country; the state power
 
trad. (指點江山) 指點 江山
simp. (指点江山) 指点 江山

Etymology

Coined by Mao Zedong in 1925, in a ci titled Changsha:

指點江山，激揚文字，糞土當年萬戶侯。 [Ci, trad.]
指点江山，激扬文字，粪土当年万户侯。 [Ci, simp.]
From: 1925, 毛澤東,《沁園春·長沙》, translation based on the Foreign Languages Press version
Zhǐdiǎn jiāngshān, jīyáng wénzì, fèntǔ dāngnián wànhùhóu. [Pinyin]
Pointing to our mountains and rivers,
Setting people afire with our words,
We counted the mighty no more than muck.

Pronunciation

Idiom

指點江山

  1. to comment on national affairs
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