shàng​tiān​rù​dì

to go to great lengths

  • created sense approved 上天入地 · shàng​tiān​rù​dì · to go to great lengths — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    上天入地

    shàng​tiān​rù​dì

    to go to great lengths

    to go to great lengths; to try everything or search everywhere. This idiom literally means to go up to heaven and down into the earth.

    上天 (literal) → 上天 · shàng​tiān · to fly skywards 入地 (literal) → 入地 · rù​dì · to sink into the ground

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  • created sense approved 上天入地 · shàng​tiān​rù​dì · omnipotent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    上天入地

    shàng​tiān​rù​dì

    omnipotent

    To be capable of anything; to possess vast supernatural powers.

    上天 (literal) → 上天 · shàng​tiān · to fly skywards 入地 (literal) → 入地 · rù​dì · to sink into the ground

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  • created sense approved 上天入地 · shàng​tiān​rù​dì · dauntless — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    上天入地

    shàng​tiān​rù​dì

    dauntless

    To be completely fearless; to be willing to go anywhere or face any danger.

    上天 (literal) → 上天 · shàng​tiān · to fly skywards 入地 (literal) → 入地 · rù​dì · to sink into the ground

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