九天攬月

简 九天揽月 · 繁 九天攬月
Mandarin · pinyin jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to reach for the stars
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九
jiǔ · nine
天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
攬
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月
yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
揽
lǎn · grasp, take hold of; monopolize
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3–1–3–4 · jiu3 tian1 lan3 yue4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gau2 tin1 laam5 jyut6

Cantonese word readings for 九天攬月. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gau2 tin1 laam5 jyut6

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