Definitions

1. 1. like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
2. 2. with irresistible force
3. 3. exploding bamboo
4. 4. smash into the enemy territory with the force of exploding bamboo
5. 5. rapid expansion

Components

• 势 shì – power
• 如 rú – as
• 破 pò – broken
• 竹 zhú – bamboo