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補天浴日

简补天浴日 · 繁補天浴日

Mandarin · pinyin bǔ tiān yù rì

(lit.) Nüwa mends the Heavens and Xihe bathes the Sun (idiom)
(fig.) (of an achievement, deed, undertaking etc) grand; magnificent; unparalleled

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
浴: yù · bathe, wash; bath
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
补: bǔ · mend, patch, fix, repair, restore

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3–1–4–4 · bu3 tian1 yu4 ri4

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