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連天

简连天 · 繁連天

Mandarin · pinyin lián tiān

reaching the sky
for days on end
incessantly

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
连: lián · join, connect; continuous; even

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2–1 · lian2 tian1

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adv

for several days in a row; for days on end
continuously; incessantly

verb

to touch the sky (of a mountain, the horizon, flames, etc.)

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