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天下第一
tiān xià dì yī
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first under heaven;
number one in the country
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天秤座
tiān chèng zuò
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Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
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晴天霹雳
qíng tiān pī lì
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thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue
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漫天要价
màn tiān yào jià
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to ask for sky-high prices
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瞒天过海
mán tiān guò hǎi
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to cross the sea by a trick (idiom);
to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
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破天荒
pò tiān huāng
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unprecedented;
for the first time;
never before;
first ever
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阴天
yīn tiān
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cloudy day;
overcast sky
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任天堂
rèn tiān táng
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Nintendo
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天宫
tiān gōng
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Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)
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天竺葵
tiān zhú kuí
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geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)
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如日中天
rú rì zhōng tiān
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lit. like the sun at noon (idiom);
fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc
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悲天悯人
bēi tiān mǐn rén
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to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind
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航天员
háng tiān yuán
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astronaut
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青天
qīng tiān
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clear sky;
blue sky;
upright and honorable (official)
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冷天
lěng tiān
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cold weather;
cold season
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天下太平
tiān xià tài píng
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the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
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天罗地网
tiān luó dì wǎng
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inescapable net (idiom);
trap;
dragnet
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天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
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until the end of time (idiom)
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天鹅湖
tiān é hú
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Swan Lake
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摩天大厦
mó tiān dà shà
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skyscraper;
CL:座[zuo4]
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摩天楼
mó tiān lóu
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skyscraper;
CL:座[zuo4]
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昏天黑地
hūn tiān hēi dì
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lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom);
fig. pitch dark;
to black out;
disorderly;
troubled times
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花天酒地
huā tiān jiǔ dì
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to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures;
life of debauchery
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一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
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reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
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半边天
bàn biān tiān
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half the sky;
women of the new society;
womenfolk
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