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打天下

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ tiān xià

to seize power
to conquer the world
to establish and expand a business
to carve out a career for oneself

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down

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3–1–4 · da3 tian1 xia4

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daa2 tin1 haa6

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