只手擎天 — “To possess immense power or extraordinary capability”
只手擎天 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to possess immense power or extraordinary capability”. Often used to describe someone who can accomplish incredibly difficult or seemingly impossible tasks single-handedly. Literally, “Single hand holds up the sky”.
只手擎天 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 只
- zhǐ只zhēng争dàn旦xī夕seize every minute and second
- zhǐ只zhēng争zhāo朝xī夕Seize every minute and second
- zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火，，bù不zhǔn准bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯Double standards for those in power
- zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火，，bù不xǔ许bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯double standard for powerful vs ordinary
- zhǐ只fèng凤gū孤huáng凰a single person without a partner
- zhǐ只kě可yì意huì会，，bù不kě可yán言chuán传understood intuitively, not expressed in words
- zhǐ只kě可zhì智qǔ取，，bù不kě可lì力dí敌Win by wisdom, not by force
- zhǐ只tīng听lóu楼tī梯xiǎng响，，bù不jiàn见rén人xià下lai来all talk and no action
- zhī只zì字bù不tí提not mention a single word
- zhī只zì字piàn片yán言a single word or a few remarks
- zhǐ只yǐng影dān单xíng形utterly alone
- zhǐ只yǐng影gū孤xíng形utterly alone and isolated
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Open the tool →Questions about 只手擎天
What does 只手擎天 mean?
只手擎天 (zhǐ shǒu qíng tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to possess immense power or extraordinary capability”.
How do you pronounce 只手擎天?
只手擎天 is pronounced zhǐ shǒu qíng tiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 只手擎天 literally mean?
Literally, 只手擎天 means “Single hand holds up the sky”. It is used to mean “to possess immense power or extraordinary capability”.
What is the Chinese definition of 只手擎天?
擎：举。一只手能把天举起。形容本领很大