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開天闢地

简开天辟地 · 繁開天闢地

Mandarin · pinyin kāi tiān pì dì

(lit.) to split heaven and earth apart (refers to the Pangu 盤古 Pán gǔ creation myth) (idiom)
(fig.) unprecedented; first of its kind

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hoi1 tin1 pik1 dei6

Cantonese word readings for 開天闢地. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

hoi1 tin1 pik1 dei6

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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