◎ 投鞭断流 tóubiān-duànliú[(of forces) numerous and powerful;with a strong army that,if the soldiers throw their whips into the river,it would be enough to stem the current] 中国前秦的苻坚进攻东晋时骄傲地说,我这么多的军队,把每个兵的马鞭子都投到江里,就能截断水流(见于《晋书·苻坚载记》)。后用来比喻人马众多,兵力强大 -----------------国语辞典：东晋时，前秦苻坚打算大规模进侵，石越以东晋有长江天险阻隔，不宜兴兵。苻坚却说：「以吾之众旅，投鞭于江足断其流。」典出《晋书．卷一一四．苻坚载记下》。后比喻军队众多，兵力强大。