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天上下刀子
Mandarin · pinyin tiān shàng xià dāo zi
Meanings
- lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
- fig. (even if) the sky crumbles
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1–4–4–1–5 · tian1 shang4 xia4 dao1 zi5
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tin1 soeng6 haa6 dou1 zi2
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