崛地而起 jué dì ér qǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature

CHARACTERS

崛 jué towering, eminent; rise abruptly
地 dì earth; soil, ground; region
而 ér and; and then; and yet; but
起 qǐ rise, stand up; go up; begin