上不著天，下不著地

See also: 上不着天，下不着地

Chinese

	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	not; no	particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer	day; sky; heaven		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	not; no	particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer	earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
trad. (上不著天，下不著地)	上	不	著	天	，	下	不	著	地
simp. (上不着天，下不着地)	上	不	着	天	，	下	不	着	地
Literally: “touch neither the sky nor the ground”.

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shàngbùzháotiān, xiàbùzháodì
(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ, ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄉㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ bat¹ zoek⁶ tin¹, haa⁶ bat¹ zoek⁶ dei⁶

上不著天，下不著地