上不著天,下不著地

Chinese

 
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
not; no
 
part. indicates the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer
day; sky; heaven
 
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
not; no
 
part. indicates the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer
 
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
trad. (上不著天,下不著地)
simp. (上不着天,下不着地)
Literally: “touch neither the sky nor the ground”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shàngbùzháotiān, xiàbùzháodì
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ, ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄉㄧˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng6 bat1 zoek6 tin1, haa6 bat1 zoek6 dei6

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: shàngbùzháotiān, xiàbùzháodì
      • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ, ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄉㄧˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqbu4jaurtian, shiahbu4jaurdih
      • IPA (key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯a̠⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹/
  • Cantonese

Idiom

上不著天,下不著地

  1. to be suspended in midair
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