開天闢地

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	day; sky; heaven	dispel; open up; refute	earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
trad. (開天闢地/開天辟地)		開	天	闢/辟	地
simp. (开天辟地)		开	天	辟	地

Etymology

A reference to the legend of Pangu.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kāitiānpìdì

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄊㄧㄢㄆㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ tin¹ pik¹ dei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kāitiānpìdì
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄊㄧㄢㄆㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaitianpihdih
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ tin¹ pik¹ dei⁶
  - Yale: hōi tīn pīk deih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ tin¹ pik⁷ dei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ tin¹ pig¹ déi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ pʰɪk̚⁵ tei̯²²/

Idiom

開天闢地

creation of the world; dawn of heaven
(figuratively) heroic; first of its kind

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