一柱擎天
yī​zhù​qíng​tiān

to shoulder a heavy responsibility

  • created sense approved 一柱擎天 · yī​zhù​qíng​tiān · to shoulder a heavy responsibility — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一柱擎天

    yī​zhù​qíng​tiān

    to shoulder a heavy responsibility

    literally meaning to support the sky as a single pillar; used to describe someone who is capable of independently carrying out crucial tasks or bearing a great responsibility

    yí​zhù​qíng​tiān

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 柱 (literal) → 柱 · zhù · pillar 擎 (literal) → 擎 · qíng · to lift up 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky

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