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天上下刀子

Mandarin · pinyin tiān shàng xià dāo zi

lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
fig. (even if) the sky crumbles

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
刀: dāo · knife; old coin; measure
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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1–4–4–1–5 · tian1 shang4 xia4 dao1 zi5

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