頂天立地

See also: 顶天立地

Chinese

		go against; most; peak go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat")	day; sky; heaven	set up; to stand	earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
trad. (頂天立地)		頂	天	立	地
simp. (顶天立地)		顶	天	立	地

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dǐngtiānlìdì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄢㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ding² tin¹ lap⁶ dei⁶, ding² tin¹ laap⁶ dei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dǐngtiānlìdì
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄢㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diingtianlihdih
  - IPA ^(key): /tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ding² tin¹ lap⁶ dei⁶, ding² tin¹ laap⁶ dei⁶
  - Yale: díng tīn lahp deih, díng tīn laahp deih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ding² tin¹ lap⁹ dei⁶, ding² tin¹ laap⁹ dei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ding² tin¹ leb⁶ déi⁶, ding² tin¹ lab⁶ déi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tɪŋ³⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ lɐp̚² tei̯²²/, /tɪŋ³⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ läːp̚² tei̯²²/

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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