頂天立地

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 ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ding² tin¹ lap⁶ dei⁶, ding² tin¹ laap⁶ dei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dǐngtiānlìdì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ 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

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