天上下刀子 tiān shàng xià dāo zi

lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
上 shàng HSK 1
to go up; on top; above
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down
刀 dāo HSK 4
knife; blade; classifier for knife cuts or stabs
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child