上不著天，下不著地 in Chinese

IPA: /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sœːŋ²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² tei̯²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹/, /sœːŋ²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² tei̯²²/ Chinese transliterations: shàngbùzháotiān [Mandarin, Pinyin], xiàbùzháodì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄉㄧˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], soeng⁶ bat¹ zoek⁶ tin¹, haa⁶ bat¹ zoek⁶ dei⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], shàngbùzháotiān [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], xiàbùzháodì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], shàngbùjháotian [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], siàbùjháodì [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], shang⁴-pu⁴-chao²-tʻien¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], hsia⁴-pu⁴-chao²-ti⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], shàng-bù-jáu-tyān- [Mandarin, Yale], syà-bù-jáu-dì [Mandarin, Yale], shanqbujaurtian [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], shiahbujaurdih [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], шанбучжаотянь [Mandarin, Palladius], сябучжаоди [Mandarin, Palladius], šanbučžaotjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], sjabučžaodi [Mandarin, Palladius], seuhng bāt jeuhk tīn, hah bāt jeuhk deih [Cantonese, Yale], soeng⁶ bat⁷ dzoek⁹ tin¹, haa⁶ bat⁷ dzoek⁹ dei⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sêng⁶ bed¹ zêg⁶ tin¹, ha⁶ bed¹ zêg⁶ déi⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 上不着天，下不着地 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 上不著天，下不著地

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      "zh-pron": "siàbùjháodì"
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      "zh-pron": "shang⁴-pu⁴-chao²-tʻien¹"
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      "zh-pron": "hsia⁴-pu⁴-chao²-ti⁴"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "shàng-bù-jáu-tyān-"
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      "zh-pron": "syà-bù-jáu-dì"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "shanqbujaurtian"
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiahbujaurdih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "шанбучжаотянь"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сябучжаоди"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šanbučžaotjanʹ"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "sjabučžaodi"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹/",
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "soeng⁶ bat⁷ dzoek⁹ tin¹, haa⁶ bat⁷ dzoek⁹ dei⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sêng⁶ bed¹ zêg⁶ tin¹, ha⁶ bed¹ zêg⁶ déi⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sœːŋ²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² tei̯²²/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sœːŋ²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² tei̯²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "上不著天，下不著地"
}

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      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄉㄧˋ"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "soeng⁶ bat¹ zoek⁶ tin¹, haa⁶ bat¹ zoek⁶ dei⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "shàngbùzháotiān"
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      "zh-pron": "shàngbùjháotian"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "siàbùjháodì"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "shang⁴-pu⁴-chao²-tʻien¹"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsia⁴-pu⁴-chao²-ti⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shàng-bù-jáu-tyān-"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "syà-bù-jáu-dì"
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shanqbujaurtian"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiahbujaurdih"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шанбучжаотянь"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сябучжаоди"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šanbučžaotjanʹ"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjabučžaodi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹/",
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    {
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        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "seuhng bāt jeuhk tīn, hah bāt jeuhk deih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "soeng⁶ bat⁷ dzoek⁹ tin¹, haa⁶ bat⁷ dzoek⁹ dei⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sêng⁶ bed¹ zêg⁶ tin¹, ha⁶ bed¹ zêg⁶ déi⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sœːŋ²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² tei̯²²/",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sœːŋ²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² tei̯²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "上不著天，下不著地"
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"上不著天，下不著地" meaning in Chinese

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