頂天立地

See also: 顶天立地

Chinese

		to reach the upper limit	immediately; at once; instantly immediately; at once; instantly; to stand
trad. (頂天立地)		頂天	立地
simp. (顶天立地)		顶天	立地

Etymology

Literally: stand upright on one's two legs between heaven and earth

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dǐngtiānlìdì

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ding² tin¹ lap⁶ dei⁶ / ding² tin¹ laap⁶ dei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǐngtiānlìdì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǐngtianlìdì
    • Wade–Giles: ting³-tʻien¹-li⁴-ti⁴
    • Yale: dǐng-tyān-lì-dì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diingtianlihdih
    • Palladius: динтяньлиди (dintjanʹlidi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ding² tin¹ lap⁶ dei⁶ / ding² tin¹ laap⁶ dei⁶
    • Yale: díng tīn lahp deih / díng tīn laahp deih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ding² tin¹ lap⁹ dei⁶ / ding² tin¹ laap⁹ dei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ding² tin¹ leb⁶ déi⁶ / ding² tin¹ lab⁶ déi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɪŋ³⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ lɐp̚² tei̯²²/, /tɪŋ³⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ laːp̚² tei̯²²/

Idiom

頂天立地

1. fiercely independent; of indomitable spirit; fear nothing on earth; undertake a Herculean task; upstanding and dauntless