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Open the tool →擎天架海 (qíng tiān jià hǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to possess extraordinary talent and immense capability”.
擎天架海 is pronounced qíng tiān jià hǎi in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 擎天架海 means “Propping up the sky and supporting the sea”. It is used to mean “to possess extraordinary talent and immense capability”.
比喻大材干,大本领。元杂剧常喻将帅为“擎天白玉柱,架海紫金梁”,故云。