頂天立地

See also: 顶天立地

Chinese

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go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat")

!day; sky; heaven !set up; to stand

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earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly

|- !trad. (頂天立地) | | | | |- !simp. (顶天立地) | | | | |}

Etymology

Literally: stand upright on one's two legs between heaven and earth

Pronunciation


Idiom

頂天立地

  1. fiercely independent; of indomitable spirit; fear nothing on earth; undertake a Herculean task; upstanding and dauntless
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