頂天立地
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See also: 顶天立地
Chinese
[edit]to reach the upper limit | |||
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trad. (頂天立地) | 頂天 | 立地 | |
simp. (顶天立地) | 顶天 | 立地 |
Etymology
[edit]Literally: stand upright on one's two legs between heaven and earth
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dǐngtianlìdì
- Wade–Giles: ting3-tʻien1-li4-ti4
- Yale: dǐng-tyān-lì-dì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diingtianlihdih
- Palladius: динтяньлиди (dintjanʹlidi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- 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
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɪŋ³⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ lɐp̚² tei̯²²/, /tɪŋ³⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ laːp̚² tei̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]頂天立地
- fiercely independent; of indomitable spirit; fear nothing on earth; undertake a Herculean task; upstanding and dauntless