dēngtiān
to ascend to heaven
登天 dēngtiān
- to ascend to heaven
- To reach or go up to heaven (e.g. of immortals)
- extremely difficult
- To be extremely difficult; usually used in the phrase 比登天还难 bǐdēngtiānháinán, meaning "harder than reaching heaven"
- to pass away
- (Euphemism) to die