"Powerful" is a China idiom, pronounced as hào hào dàng dàng. Its basic meaning is to describe a large-scale and magnificent appearance. This word comes from The Story of Yueyang Tower written by Fan Zhongyan in Song Dynasty.
In The Story of Yueyang Tower, Fan Zhongyan described the magnificent scenery of Yueyang Tower and the vast scene of Dongting Lake downstairs. He wrote: "The beauty of Baling is in Dongting Lake. Take a distant mountain, swallow the Yangtze River, and make a vast soup, boundless; It is sunny in the morning and cloudy at night. " The "mighty soup" here is the prototype of "mighty", which is used to describe the vast and turbulent scene of Dongting Lake.
In modern Chinese, "mighty" is often used to describe the scale and grandeur of people or things. For example, we can say that "the army enters the city with great force", which means that the army is large in scale and magnificent in momentum. We can also say that "the caravan walked across the desert in a mighty way", which means that the caravan is huge and magnificent.
In addition, "mighty" is also often used to describe the passage of time or the development process of things. For example, we can say "time flies, time flies", which means that time passes as fast as running water. We can also say that "the wheel of history is rolling forward", which means that the development process of history is powerful and unstoppable.
Generally speaking, "mighty" is a vivid idiom, which can describe both concrete things and abstract concepts. Whether describing the scale and grandeur of people or things, or describing the passage of time or the development process of things, it gives people a grand and magnificent feeling.