掷地有声 zhì dì yǒu shēng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom)
  2. fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating
  3. to have substance

CHARACTERS

掷 zhì throw, hurl, cast, fling
地 dì earth; soil, ground; region
有 yǒu have, own, possess; exist
声 shēng sound, voice, noise; tone; music