頂天立地 in Chinese

IPA: /tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tɪŋ³⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ lɐp̚² tei̯²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tɪŋ³⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ laːp̚² tei̯²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/, /tɪŋ³⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ lɐp̚² tei̯²²/, /tɪŋ³⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ laːp̚² tei̯²²/ Chinese transliterations: dǐngtiānlìdì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄢㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ding² tin¹ lap⁶ dei⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ding² tin¹ laap⁶ dei⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], dǐngtiānlìdì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], dǐngtianlìdì [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ting³-tʻien¹-li⁴-ti⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dǐng-tyān-lì-dì [Mandarin, Yale], diingtianlihdih [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], динтяньлиди [Mandarin, Palladius], dintjanʹlidi [Mandarin, Palladius], díng tīn lahp deih [Cantonese, Yale], díng tīn laahp deih [Cantonese, Yale], ding² tin¹ lap⁹ dei⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ding² tin¹ laap⁹ dei⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ding² tin¹ leb⁶ déi⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], ding² tin¹ lab⁶ déi⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally: stand upright on one's two legs between heaven and earth Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 頂天立地

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      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "ding² tin¹ lap⁶ dei⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "dǐngtianlìdì"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "ting³-tʻien¹-li⁴-ti⁴"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "dǐng-tyān-lì-dì"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "diingtianlihdih"
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      "zh-pron": "díng tīn laahp deih"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "ding² tin¹ lap⁹ dei⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "ding² tin¹ laap⁹ dei⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "ding² tin¹ leb⁶ déi⁶"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "ding² tin¹ lab⁶ déi⁶"
    },
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "頂天立地"
}

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      "zh-pron": "dǐngtiānlìdì"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ"
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "ding² tin¹ lap⁶ dei⁶"
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "dǐngtianlìdì"
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      "zh-pron": "ting³-tʻien¹-li⁴-ti⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "dǐng-tyān-lì-dì"
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      "zh-pron": "diingtianlihdih"
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      "zh-pron": "динтяньлиди"
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      "zh-pron": "díng tīn lahp deih"
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      "zh-pron": "díng tīn laahp deih"
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ding² tin¹ lap⁹ dei⁶"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "ding² tin¹ laap⁹ dei⁶"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "ding² tin¹ leb⁶ déi⁶"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ding² tin¹ lab⁶ déi⁶"
    },
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      "ipa": "/tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/"
    },
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  "word": "頂天立地"
}

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"頂天立地" meaning in Chinese

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