定海神针

another name for 金箍棒[jin1 gu1 bang4] / (fig.) stabilizing force

to set / to fix / to determine / to decide / to order

Dinghai district of Zhoushan city 舟山市[Zhou1 shan1 shi4], Zhejiang / Qing dynasty name of 舟山市

surname Hai

ocean / sea / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous

Emperor of the Sea / Neptune

God / abbr. for 神舟[Shen2 zhou1]

deity / soul / spirit / unusual / mysterious / lively / expressive / expression / look / CL:個|个[ge4] / (slang) awesome / amazing

needle / pin / injection / stitch / CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]

variant of 針|针[zhen1], needle