席地幕天 — “To sleep outdoors, using the ground as a mat and the sky as a canopy”
席地幕天 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sleep outdoors, using the ground as a mat and the sky as a canopy”. To live in the open air. Literally, “Using the ground as a mat and the sky as a canopy”.
席地幕天 Pronunciation and Pinyin
席地幕天 Character Breakdown
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- xí席shàng上zhī之zhēn珍a treasure on the banquet table
- xí席bù不xiá暇nuǎn暖too busy to warm one's seat
- xí席bù不xiá暇wēn温too busy to warm one's seat
- xí席fēng丰lǚ履hòu厚live in great comfort and abundance
- xí席juǎn卷bā八huāng荒Sweep across and dominate a vast territory
- xí席juǎn卷tiān天xià下sweep across the land
- xí席juǎn卷yǔ宇nèi内sweep across and dominate the realm
- xí席juǎn卷ér而táo逃abscond with all valuables
- xí席dì地ér而zuò坐sit on the ground
- xí席lǚ履fēng丰hòu厚live a life of great affluence
- xí席zhēn珍dài待pìn聘talented person awaiting employment
- xí席xīn薪zhěn枕kuài块mourning with straw mat and earth pillow
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What does 席地幕天 mean?
席地幕天 (xí dì mù tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sleep outdoors, using the ground as a mat and the sky as a canopy”.
How do you pronounce 席地幕天?
席地幕天 is pronounced xí dì mù tiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 席地幕天 literally mean?
Literally, 席地幕天 means “using the ground as a mat and the sky as a canopy”. It is used to mean “to sleep outdoors, using the ground as a mat and the sky as a canopy”.
What is the Chinese definition of 席地幕天?
以地为席以天为幕。指在露天席地而卧。