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戴天履地 — “To live between heaven and earth”

戴天履地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live between heaven and earth”. To acknowledge profound and boundless kindness (as vast as heaven and earth); to be profoundly grateful. Literally, “Wearing the sky and treading the earth”.

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戴天履地 Pronunciation and Pinyin

戴天履地 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
戴
dài17wear on head or body
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
履
lǚ15tread, perform, shoes
地
dì6earth, ground, land, place

Example Sentence with 戴天履地

父母的养育之恩,我们当永志不忘,戴天履地
We should never forget the profound kindness of our parents' upbringing, as vast as heaven and earth.

Idioms Related to 戴天履地

Synonyms of 戴天履地

  • dài戴tiān天jí蹐dì地profound gratitude as vast as heaven and earth

More idioms starting with 戴

  • dài戴fā发hán含yá牙a human being with hair and teeth
  • dài戴fā发hán含chǐ齿to be a human being
  • dài戴yuán圆lǚ履fāng方to live on earth as a human
  • dài戴dà大mào帽zi子unfairly label someone with exaggerated accusation
  • dài戴tóu头ér而lái来come undaunted
  • dài戴tóu头shí识liǎn脸to have dignity and social standing
  • dài戴rì日dài戴dòu斗all over the world
  • dài戴xīng星ér而chū出leave home before dawn
  • dài戴yuè月pī披xīng星to work tirelessly day and night
  • dài戴qīng清lǚ履zhuó浊to live between heaven and earth
  • dài戴xuán玄lǚ履huáng黄to live under the sky and tread the earth

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Questions about 戴天履地

What does 戴天履地 mean?

戴天履地 (dài tiān lǚ dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live between heaven and earth”.

How do you pronounce 戴天履地?

戴天履地 is pronounced dài tiān lǚ dì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 戴天履地 literally mean?

Literally, 戴天履地 means “Wearing the sky and treading the earth”. It is used to mean “to live between heaven and earth”.

What is the Chinese definition of 戴天履地?

戴:顶着天;履:踏,踩着。头顶着天,脚踩着地。形容人活在天地之间。比喻恩德深广,如天高地厚。

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