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Open the tool →去天尺五 (qù tiān chǐ wǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely high, referring to a great elevation or height”.
去天尺五 is pronounced qù tiān chǐ wǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 去天尺五 means “Five chi from the sky; five feet from heaven”. It is used to mean “Extremely high, referring to a great elevation or height”.
①指与宫廷相近。②极言地势之高。