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
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Etymology
Literally: stand upright on one's two legs between heaven and earth
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diing tian lih dih
- IPA (key): /tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
頂天立地
- fiercely independent; of indomitable spirit; fear nothing on earth; undertake a Herculean task; upstanding and dauntless
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